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Ratified June 15, 1804. Note: A portion of Article II, section 1 of the Constitution was superseded by the 12th amendment. The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for ...
The 12th Amendment preceded the 22nd by well over a century but even then it included a provision about who is and is not eligible to run for president and vice president. This amendment was ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune guest editorial makes a claim about the 12th Amendment that isn’t true to the literal text. It claims that those ineligible to run for president may not seek the vice ...
In 1804, Jefferson was re-elected and George Clinton became the first vice president under the 12th Amendment. Those are called “winglets,” and they’re designed to reduce drag as the wing ...
Editor: Your April 1 editorial makes a claim about the 12th amendment that isn’t true to the literal text when it claims that those ineligible to run for president may not seek the vice ...
The 22nd Amendment does not explicitly state that a two-term president cannot serve as a vice president. However, the 12th Amendment does state that "no person constitutionally ineligible to the ...