,,ia  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #i  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(   
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,engel submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t ,,resolution    
,propos+ an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to protect ! vot+ rights
 ( ! citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,t !   
foll[+ article is propos$ z an am5dm5t  
to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i*
 %all be valid to all int5ts & purposes 
z "p ( ! ,con/itution :5 ratifi$ by !   
legislatures ( ?ree-f\r?s ( ! sev]al    
,/ates )9 sev5 ye>s aft] ! date ( its   
submission = ratification3   --  #a4 ,! 
,presid5t & ,vice ,presid5t %all be     
elect$ by ! citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
#b4 ,no vot+ qualification or           
pr]equisite to vot+1 nor any /&>d1      
practice1 or proc$ure1 %all be impos$ or
 appli$ by ,congress1 or by any ,/ate or
 political subdivision1 to d5y or       
abridge ! "r ( any citiz5 ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to vote4 ,! "r ( ! citiz5s ( !   

,unit$ ,/ates to vote %all n be infr+$  
on acc\nt ( any undue burd5 ( pro( (    
id5tity or citiz5%ip1 nor by any /&>d1  
practice1 or proc$ure implem5t$ s9ce !  
previ\s national election = ,s5ator &   
,repres5tative 9 ,congress4  #c4 ,! "r (
 ! citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to engage 9
 free & fair political debate %all be   
free f acts or exp5ditures by =eign     
p]sons1 & f undue or anonym\s influ5ce f
 any p]son4  #d4 ,di/ricts repres5t$ by 
memb]s ( ,congress1 or by memb]s ( any  
legislative body ( any ,/ate or         
political subdivision1 %all be          
geographically compact & compos$ (      
contigu\s t]ritory4 ,no ,/ate or        
political subdivision %all deviate f ?is
 requirem5t except by ref]5ce to exi/+  
natural or political b\nd>ies4  #e4 ,no 
citiz5 :o has rea*$ eighte5 ye>s ( age  
%all be b>r$ f p>ticipat+ 9 elections = 
,presid5t & ,vice ,presid5t1 or =       
,s5ator or ,repres5tative 9 ,congress1  
on acc\nt ( failure to regi/] to vote4  
#f4 ,elections = ,presid5t & ,vice      

,presid5t1 & = ,s5ator & ,repres5tative 
9 ,congress1 %all be held on ! ,tuesday 
next aft] ! fir/ ,monday 9 ,novemb]4    
,?is day %all be designat$ a national   
holiday4 ,no entity %all int]f]e )1     
)hold regul> comp5sation f1 or o!rwise  
p5alize ! ex]cise ( ! "r ( any ( its    
ag5ts1 employees1 contractors1 or       
assigns s entitl$ to vote on ?is day4   
#g4 ,congress %all h ! p[] to en=ce ?is 
article by appropriate legislation4  #h4
 ,?is article %all take effect two ye>s 
aft] ! date ( its ratification4  4