This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the Electoral College and replace it with direct popular vote election of the President and Vice President. Under the proposed change, voters nationwide would each cast a single vote for a presidential and vice presidential ticket, and the pair receiving the most votes would win the election. Congress would have the authority to establish procedures through legislation to handle candidate deaths or disqualifications before Election Day and to resolve tied elections. The amendment would take effect one year after the first January 1st following ratification by three-fourths of the states, a requirement for all constitutional amendments. This proposal represents a fundamental change to how Americans elect their president and would require support from two-thirds of both the House and Senate before being sent to the states for ratification.