Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

HJRES 227 proposes a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and establish a direct national popular vote for President and Vice President. Under this amendment, voters would cast a single ballot for a presidential-vice presidential pair, and the pair receiving the most votes nationwide would be elected. The amendment requires ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures and would take effect one year after ratification, directly changing how the President and Vice President are chosen across all states and the District of Columbia.