Proposed Constitutional Amendment. Hearing... on S.J. Res. 14. Jan. 18, 1932.(72-1).1932 - 28 pages |
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... electoral votes , so that that work would be completed in time for the inauguration . Mr. CABLE . Do you not think there ought to be , at least , a month between the time that Congress convenes and that ? Mr. JOHNSON . That may be ...
... electoral votes , so that that work would be completed in time for the inauguration . Mr. CABLE . Do you not think there ought to be , at least , a month between the time that Congress convenes and that ? Mr. JOHNSON . That may be ...
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... electoral votes , and in case a majority has not been received , the newly elected House of Representatives will choose the President , and the Senate ( including the newly elected Senators ) . will choose the Vice President . ( 2 ) The ...
... electoral votes , and in case a majority has not been received , the newly elected House of Representatives will choose the President , and the Senate ( including the newly elected Senators ) . will choose the Vice President . ( 2 ) The ...
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... ELECTORAL VOTES BY NEWLY ELECTED CONGRESS Under the present Constitution , the old Congress counts the electoral votes , the retiring House of Representatives chooses the President whenever the right of choice devolves upon the House ...
... ELECTORAL VOTES BY NEWLY ELECTED CONGRESS Under the present Constitution , the old Congress counts the electoral votes , the retiring House of Representatives chooses the President whenever the right of choice devolves upon the House ...
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... electors . DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT ELECT AFTER THE ELECTORS VOTE AND BEFORE THE VOTES ARE COUNTED Two serious problems are presented in the case of the death of the person who has received a majority of the electoral votes after the electors ...
... electors . DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT ELECT AFTER THE ELECTORS VOTE AND BEFORE THE VOTES ARE COUNTED Two serious problems are presented in the case of the death of the person who has received a majority of the electoral votes after the electors ...
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... votes cast for a dead man could not legally be counted . Under the present ... Electoral College ; again it might be neces- sary to provide that a ... electoral votes dies after the votes are counted , or if the person who is chosen by ...
... votes cast for a dead man could not legally be counted . Under the present ... Electoral College ; again it might be neces- sary to provide that a ... electoral votes dies after the votes are counted , or if the person who is chosen by ...
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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...