The 12th Amendment preceded the 22nd by well over a century but even then it included a provision about who is and is not eligible to run for president and vice president.

As promised, my new paper on the Equal Rights Amendment, "The Twelfth Amendment and the ERA," is now available on SSRN.The paper lays out new historical evidence on prior Article V amendments, to ...

The 12th Amendment preceded the 22nd by well over a century but even then it included a provision about who is and is not eligible to run for president and vice president.

With President Biden out of the 2024 race, attention turns to whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom could be Kamala Harris' running mate despite a 12th Amendment hurdle.

The 12th Amendment, which was ratified in 1804, outlines the procedures for electing the president and vice president. It includes the clause, ...

The 12th Amendment teaches us that if no candidate for the highest office receives a majority in the Electoral College, the vote for president is made by the House. Likewise, ...

In interaction with the 12th Amendment, which was ratified in 1804, the 22nd Amendment also has potential legal implications for who can seek the office of vice president.

The 12th Amendment was last put into action in 1824. This time, four candidates — Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford — split the electoral votes.