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H.R. 5To provide for the equality of all votes in presidential elections

through adding a 28th amendment to the United States

Constitution

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DECEMBER, 27, 2012

Mr. REAGAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Education and Workforce for a period to be

subsequently determined by the Speaker, for consideration of

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committeeconcerned.

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A BILLTo provide for the equality of all votes in presidential elections

through adding a 28th amendment to the United States

Constitution

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of1

Representatives of the United States of America in2

Congress assembled,3

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.4

This Act may be cited as the "Electoral Equality5

Amendment".6

SEC. 2.7

The following sections shall be removed from the Constitution8

of the United States Constitution (hereafter referred to as the9

Constitution) upon the passing and ratification of this10

Amendment:11

1STCONGRESS1STSESSION

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Article II, Section 1, Clause 212



The language that has been removed from the Constitution per15

the directive of the preceding section shall be replaced by the16

following language upon the passing and ratification of this17

Amendment:18

Article II, Section 1, Clause 2: Each voter in each State19

shall vote for President and Vice President of the United States20

on the same ticket (President and Vice President together). On21

Election Night, the States are permitted to engage in live22

reporting of election results only after all polls have closed in23

their own state, and a winner may be determined on Election24

Night.25

Article II, Section 1, Clause 3: The votes in each State26

shall be counted, tabulated, and reported by the Secretary of27

State and proper electoral officials in each State according to28

currently used processes in each State. The results must then29

be certified according to each states current practices30

(excluding timelines). Once counted, tabulated, reported, and31

certified, each state must report their results to the Federal32

Election Commission within 14 days of the election.33

Article II, Section 1, Clause 4: Once the States have34

counted, tabulated, reported, and certified their results, as well35

as having reported them to the Federal Election Commission,36

the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Federal Election37

Commission must then certify the results of the election38

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according to a process that adheres to the best practices of the39

States within 14 days of receiving all results from all States and40

immediately publish those results upon certification by the41

Federal Election Commission. Legal action concerning election42

results affected by this Amendment may commence in any/all43

states after that state has counted and tabulated its results, but44

before certification by the states and reporting to the Federal45

Election Commission. If legal action commences within this46

window, such action shall conclude within 30 days of47

commencing, and certification and reporting must be48

suspended. All legal proceedings shall take place within United49

States District and Appeals Courts, and, if deemed necessary,50

in the United States Supreme Court. If more time for such51

legal action is required, the United States Supreme Court may52

issue a time extension for conclusion of legal action for up to 2053

days. Only after the conclusion of all legal action concerning54

the election results may the individual states and the Chairman55

and Vice Chairman of the Federal Election Commission certify56

and officially publish the results of the election. The final,57

certified results reported by the Federal Election Commission58

shall be considered the final authority concerning the results of59

United States Presidential elections. The Congress shall have60

power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.61

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