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But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.
The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president. It replaced the procedure in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, under which the Electoral College originally functioned.
The Twelfth Amendment was designed to avoid a repetition of the events of 1 800 by having the electors vote separately for President and Vice President, with each elector casting one vote for each office.
The Twelfth Amendment changed a section of the United States Constitution and was passed by Congress in 1803. It was ratified by the states in 1804, just in time for that year’s election. Amendment 12 demonstrates the willingness of the Founding Fathers to adapt to change when necessary.
Amdt12.1 Twelfth Amendment: Overview. Twelfth Amendment: The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the ...
Twelfth Amendment, amendment (1804) to the Constitution of the United States repealing and revising presidential election procedures. The catalyst for the Twelfth Amendment was the U.S. presidential election of 1800.
But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.
The Twelfth Amendment was proposed by the Eighth Congress on December 9, 1803 and submitted to the states three days later. There being seventeen states in the Union at that time, thirteen had to ratify it.
Amdt12.1 Overview of Twelfth Amendment, Election of President. Amdt12.2 Twelfth Amendment Generally. The Constitution Annotated provides a legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution based on a comprehensive review of Supreme Court case law.
This Amendment, 1 which supersedes Article II, § 1, clause 3, was adopted so as to make impossible the situation that occurred after the election of 1800 in which Jefferson and Burr received tie votes in the electoral college, thus throwing the selection of a President into the House of Representatives, despite the fact that the electors had ...