Twelfth Amendment

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf amendment to the United States Constitution
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_presidential_elections
gptkbp:category gptkb:constitutional_law
1804 in American law
gptkbp:effect prevents electors from casting two votes for President
modifies contingent election procedures in the House of Representatives
requires electors to specify their choices for President and Vice President
separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President
modifies contingent election procedures in the Senate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Twelfth Amendment
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:election_of_1800
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
1803-12-09
gptkbp:purpose revised procedures for electing the President and Vice President
gptkbp:ratifiedBy 1804-06-15
gptkbp:replacedBy original procedure in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3
gptkbp:text Article II of the United States Constitution (as amended)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_presidential_elections
gptkb:Thirteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5