Amendment to Constitition Relating to Election of President, Etc: Hearing... on H.J.Res. 292...Feb. 5., 19311931 - 18 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 5
Page 4
... Monday of the following December . The newly elected Members have no opportunity for 13 months even to begin to put into effect the policies on which they were elected , unless an extraordinary session of the Congress should be called ...
... Monday of the following December . The newly elected Members have no opportunity for 13 months even to begin to put into effect the policies on which they were elected , unless an extraordinary session of the Congress should be called ...
Page 5
... Monday in December of that year . FAILURE OF HOUSE TO CHOOSE A PRESIDENT AND OF SENATE TO CHOOSE A VICE PRESIDENT Under our present Constitution there is no provision for the case where the House of Representatives fails to choose a ...
... Monday in December of that year . FAILURE OF HOUSE TO CHOOSE A PRESIDENT AND OF SENATE TO CHOOSE A VICE PRESIDENT Under our present Constitution there is no provision for the case where the House of Representatives fails to choose a ...
Page 10
... Monday in December , unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day . ( Art . I , Sec . 4. ) VI . NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE The Congress shall have Power * To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execu ...
... Monday in December , unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day . ( Art . I , Sec . 4. ) VI . NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE The Congress shall have Power * To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execu ...
Page 11
... Monday in November , in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President . ( R. Š . sec . 131. ) ( 2 ) Whenever any State has held an election for the purpose of choosing electors and has failed to make a ...
... Monday in November , in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President . ( R. Š . sec . 131. ) ( 2 ) Whenever any State has held an election for the purpose of choosing electors and has failed to make a ...
Page 14
... Monday in November , in the year eighteen hundred and seventy - six , is established as the day , in each of the States and Terri- tories of the United States , for the election of Representatives and Delegates to the Forty - fifth ...
... Monday in November , in the year eighteen hundred and seventy - six , is established as the day , in each of the States and Terri- tories of the United States , for the election of Representatives and Delegates to the Forty - fifth ...
Common terms and phrases
4th day act as President act entitled amendment is ratified appoint a different ascer assemble at least CERTIFICATE OF VOTES CHAIRMAN choice devolves choose a President choose a Vice chosen committee Congressman Luce constitutional amendment day of January day of March death debate election is thrown electoral votes Electors appointed electors of President entitled An act fixed GIFFORD highest numbers House of Representatives inability law appoint legislatures of three-fourths meeting newly elected November elections number of Electors number of Senators number of votes party nominee person voted power to provide present Constitution President and Vice President has qualified President is thrown R. S. sec registered mail regularly given removal Resident Commissioner resignation right of choice seat of government second session Secretary Senators and Representatives Springfield Republican term three highest twelfth amendment United United States Senator Vice President elect vote or votes votes are counted votes for President whole number
Popular passages
Page 2 - 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 2 - If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President...
Page 13 - ... 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 13 - 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 3 - 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 13 - 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 12 - Whenever any State has held an election for the purpose of choosing electors, and has failed to make a choice on the day prescribed by law, the electors may be appointed on a subsequent day in such a manner as the legislature of such State may direct.
Page 16 - March following such general election, and who shall be entitled to receive official recognition as such Commissioner by all of the departments of the Government of the United States, upon presentation, through the Department of State, of a certificate of election of the Governor of Porto Rico.
Page 14 - That while the two Houses shall be in meeting as provided in this act the President of the Senate shall have power to preserve order ; and no debate shall be allowed and no question shall be put by the presiding officer except to either House on a motion to withdraw.
Page 13 - Representatives at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon on that day, and the President of the Senate shall be their presiding officer. Two tellers shall be previously appointed on the part of the Senate...