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The 12th amendment to the Constitution provides for the president and vice-president to be elected in separate ballots. Prior to this amendment the person who finished second in the balloting for president was elected vice-president.
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The vice president is elected at the same time that the president is elected, as stated by the 12th Amendment. So, every 4 years.
The 23rd amendment, also known as the Bill of Adjoinment.
Before the 12th amendment was ratified, the presidential electors each cast two votes for President and the second place finisher was made the vice-president. Nowadays, separate votes are take for President and vice-president.
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The president and vice president ran together in elections.
4 yearss The President and Vice President are elected together or a 4 year term. They can be re-elected once for a total of 8 years.
Before the 12th amendment the President & Vice President were elected independently. They could be worlds apart politically or even hate each other. After the 12th people voted for the President & Vice President as a pair.
Gerald Ford was not elected as Vice-President or President. He became both under the provisions of the XXV Amendment to the US Constitution.
The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure by which the President and Vice President are elected.
The 12th Amendment has the president and vice president run together, where in the past, of the two people running for president, the winner became president and the loser became the vice. Now, because of the 12th amendment, the president and vice president can come from the same party.