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ber be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there
be more than one who have such Majority and have an equal Number of
Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately choose by
Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then
from the five highest on the list the said House shall in like Manner
choose the President. But in choosing the President, the Votes shall be
taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A
quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from
two-thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary
to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person
having the greatest Number of Votes of the electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the
Senate shall choose from them by Ballot the Vice President.]
[Cl. 3.] The Congress may determine the Time of choosing the Electors,
and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the
same throughout the United States.
[Cl. 4.] No Person, except a natural-born Citizen, or a Citizen of the
United States at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be
eligible to that Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to
that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years,
and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
[Cl. 5.] In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his
Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of
the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the
Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation, or Inability, both the President and Vice President, declaring what
Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly,
until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
[Cl. 6.] The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a
Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during
the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive
within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any
of them.
[Cl. 7.] Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the
following Oath or affirmation:—
‘‘I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office