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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.
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`Section 1. The President and Vice President shall be elected jointly by the direct vote of the citizens of the United States, without regard to whether the citizens are residents of a State.
`Section 2. The persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected, so long as such persons have a majority of the votes cast.'.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
I doubt there's much chance of it becoming law anyway since the small states would never ratify it.
Originally posted by ShooterSix
I strongly hope this doesn't pass, I don't want the voters of a few popular states overshadowing the need of the much larger central area of our country. The electoral college is in place for a reason.
Originally posted by johnsky
Has any similar amendments been attempted in the past?
Originally posted by steve22
Write to your Senators and Reps!! Here is my letter I wrote to mine if you don't feel like writing your own:
Thank you for writing about a proposed Constitutional Amendment that would abolish the Electoral College. The thoughts and concerns of my New York constituents are very important to me. I thank you for taking the time to share them with me. Please know that as I participate in discussions on the issues before the United States Senate, your thoughts and the opinions of all who write are given careful consideration.
Thank you again for taking the time to write. Please check my website clinton.senate.gov... for updates on the issues being considered by the Senate.
Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodham Clinton