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United States Fifteenth Amendment
The House of Representatives
The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress
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Session 8374: 1868-02-26 12:00:00
The House receives H. R. 214 from the Senate, with an amendment; H. R. 214 is adopted, as amended by the Senate, and enrolled
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H. R. 214
A Bill
To amend the act passed March 23, 1867, entitled "An act supplementary to an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate the restoration thereof.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter any election authorized by the act passed March 23, 1867, entitled “An act supplementary to an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate restoration," shall be decided by a majority of the votes actually cast; and at the election in which the question of the adoption or rejection of any constitution is submitted, any person duly registered in the State may vote in the election district where he offers to vote when he has resided therein for ten days next preceding such election, upon presentation of his certificate of registration, affidavit, or other satisfactory evidence under such regulations as the district commanders may prescribe.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the constitutional convention of any of the States mentioned in the acts to which this is amendatory may provide that at the time of voting upon the ratification of the constitution the registered voters may vote also tor members of the House of Representatives of the United States and for all elective officers provided for by the said constitution; and the same election officers who shall make the return of the votes cast on the ratification or rejection of the constitution shall enumerate and certify the votes cast for members of Congress.
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- H. R. 214 (introduced on 1868-02-26 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e869034) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1868-02-26 12:00:00 - OTHER - e869035) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1868-02-26 12:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e869037) [view current proposal at this moment]