<P> The Twelfth Amendment ( Amendment XII ) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President . It replaced the procedure provided in Article II , Section 1 , Clause 3 , by which the Electoral College originally functioned . Problems with the original procedure arose in the elections of 1796 and 1800 . The Twelfth Amendment refined the process whereby a President and a Vice President are elected by the Electoral College . The amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9 , 1803 , and was ratified by the requisite three - fourths of state legislatures on June 15 , 1804 . </P>
<P> The Twelfth Amendment ( Amendment XII ) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President . It replaced the procedure provided in Article II , Section 1 , Clause 3 , by which the Electoral College originally functioned . Problems with the original procedure arose in the elections of 1796 and 1800 . The Twelfth Amendment refined the process whereby a President and a Vice President are elected by the Electoral College . The amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9 , 1803 , and was ratified by the requisite three - fourths of state legislatures on June 15 , 1804 . </P>
who elects the president according to the constitution
who elects the president according to the constitution
the Electoral College
the Electoral College