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Show SHAFROTH WOULD HAVE ELECTORAL VOTING DIRECT WASHINGTON, Dee. S. Senator Shaf-roth, Shaf-roth, Democrat , of Colorado today introduced intro-duced a 1 evolution for a constitutional amendment To abolish the electoral col-h-gn and make tlie presidential term six vcitrs. no president to he eligible for reelection. re-election. The amendment would not abolish the electoral vote, hut the returns in each state would be eanvarsed by congress, the candidates for president and vice president pres-ident receiving the highest number of votes In each state to be entitled to the electoral vote of that state. The amendment also would provide that congress should assemble at least once in every year on thft first Tuesday In January. Jan-uary. Direct election of the president and vice president by a popular vote with a constitutional amendment was proposed in senate resolutions introduced by Senators Sena-tors Thompson (Kansas) and Gronna (North Dakota). |