The following amendment was proposed to the Legislatures of the several States by the Eighth Congress on the 12th of December 1803, and was declared to have been ratified in a proclamation by the Secretary of State, dated September 25, 1804. It was ratified by all the States except Connecticut, Delaware, Massachussetts, and New Hampshire.
The Electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom…
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