to propose an amendment to the u.s. constitution congress would have to pass a establishment clause.
to propose an amendment to the u.s. constitution congress would have to pass a establishment clause.
to propose an amendment to the u.s. constitution congress would have to pass a?
establishment clause
in 1844, representative samuel f. vinton of ohio proposed an amendment to the constitution that would replace the electoral college system with a lot system. the joint resolution called for each state to elect, by a simple majority, a presidential candidate of said state. each state would notify congress of the presidential election results. congress would then inscribe the name of every state on uniform balls, equal to the number of said state's members of congress, and deposit into a box. in a joint session of congress, a ball would be drawn, and the elected candidate of the state of which is written on the drawn ball would be named president. a second ball would immediately be drawn after, and that state's candidate would be named vice-president. the resolution did not pass the house. representative vinton proposed an identical amendment in 1846. again, it was unsuccessful. the driving force behind the introduction of the resolution is unclear, as there is no recorded debate for either proposal.
united states presidential election
congress was ready to debate the presented amendment, but the democratic-republicans decided to wait for the 8th congress. the 8th congress would allow the democratic-republicans a better chance of meeting the two-thirds vote requirement for submitting a proposed constitutional amendment.









































section::::adoption.:congressional debate.
twelfth amendment to the united states constitution