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YOUR
^CONGRESSMAN
REPORTS
By Rep. Burr P. Harrison•
It is an unfortunate fact that the second highest elective office in ths* United States usually is filled as an afterthought
The choice of a Vice President- tial -candidate is little more than an incidental aspect of the national political conventions. When the voter goes to the polls In November, he is called on to exercise his judgement as between the aspirants to the Presidency. After making his selection, he votes automatically for the Vice Presidential candidate of the same party. No choice is involved.
In the House of Representatives this week, I offered a Constitutional Amendment to provide separate voting for President and Vice President.
Under the Constitution, we do not vote directly for President and Via? President, although we see the names of the candidates on the ballot. We vote, technically, for slates of electors who are pledged to vote later, as members of the Electoral College, for the candidates of their .respective parties.
My suggested amendment would not disturb the Electoral College system, except to provide for separate sets of electors for - President and Vice President. (The same persons could serve as candidates for -Presidential and Vice Presirentiah electors, but they would be elected separately and required tar cast distinct votes for the two offices.)
What would be the point of such a change ?
Why would anyone want to vote for a Democratic President an<j| a Republican Vice President, or Vice versa?
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