Formalizes the mechanics championed by FairVote and the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Toward a More Perfect Union (Harvard Law & Policy Review); Congressional Research Service Report R43823.
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The Direct Election and Voting Standard Amendment
SECTION 1. All federal elections for the Senate and House of Representatives shall be conducted using ranked-choice voting, wherein voters rank candidates in order of preference and ballots are tabulated in successive rounds until a candidate receives a majority of active ballots in a given round.
SECTION 2. The Electoral College is hereby abolished. The President and Vice President shall be elected jointly by a national popular vote, conducted using the ranked-choice voting system established in Section 1.
SECTION 3. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation, including the establishment of uniform ballot access and tabulation standards across the several States.