Proposed Constitutional Amendment. Hearing... on S.J. Res. 14. Jan. 18, 1932.(72-1).1932 - 28 pages |
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on the election of president, and representatives in Congress. Of course , the Electoral College has unlimited power to select the President but if it fails or the man they elect fails to qualify ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the election of president, and representatives in Congress. Of course , the Electoral College has unlimited power to select the President but if it fails or the man they elect fails to qualify ...
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on the election of president, and representatives in Congress. Congress can ... choose within the time of the beginning of the term of the President , then the Vice President shall act , and I ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the election of president, and representatives in Congress. Congress can ... choose within the time of the beginning of the term of the President , then the Vice President shall act , and I ...
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... choose a Presi- dent whenever the right of choice devolves upon them , and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice ... elected President , Vice President 14 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
... choose a Presi- dent whenever the right of choice devolves upon them , and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice ... elected President , Vice President 14 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
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... election . ( 4 ) The power of the House of Representatives to choose a President , when- ever the right of choice devolves upon it , after the time fixed for the beginning of his term ( in the event that it should not be able to choose a ...
... election . ( 4 ) The power of the House of Representatives to choose a President , when- ever the right of choice devolves upon it , after the time fixed for the beginning of his term ( in the event that it should not be able to choose a ...
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on the election of president, and representatives in Congress. A ... choose a President and Vice President . The proposed section 2 will , under the proposed section 5 , become effective on ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the election of president, and representatives in Congress. A ... choose a President and Vice President . The proposed section 2 will , under the proposed section 5 , become effective on ...
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Page 27 - SECTION 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Page 15 - Section 4 The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them...
Page 24 - Two tellers shall be previously appointed on the part of the Senate and two on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, all the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes...
Page 24 - ... more than one return or paper purporting to be a return from a State shall have been received by the President of the Senate, those votes, and those only, shall be counted which shall have been regularly given by the electors who are shown by the determination mentioned in section...
Page 24 - ... the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, and the...
Page 27 - SECTION 5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article. SECTION 6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of threefourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.
Page 25 - That when the two houses separate to decide upon an objection that may have been made to the counting of any electoral vote or votes from any State, or...
Page 28 - OF THE HOUSE The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (S. 41) to encourage and regulate the use of aircraft in commerce, and for other purposes...
Page 23 - Washington, District of Columbia, but in the event it is not received, a duplicate of such statement shall be promptly filed upon notice by the Clerk...
Page 24 - State so authorized by its law; and in such case of more than one return or paper purporting to be a return from a State...