NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES SENATE

EIGHTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S.J. RES. 1, S.J. RES. 2, S.J. RES. 4, S.J. RES. 9, S.J. RES. 12, S.J. RES. 16, S.J. RES. 17, S.J. RES. 23, S.J. RES. 26, S.J. RES. 28, S.J. RES. 48, S.J. RES. 96, S.J. RES. 102, S.J. RES. 113, AND S.JSRES. 114 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE METHOD OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

AND

S.J. RES. 14, S.J. RES. 20, S.J. RES. 54, S.J. RES. 58,
S.J. RES. 67, S.J. RES. 71, S.J. RES. 81, AND
S.J. RES. 90

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION RELATING
TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING

JULY 13, 1961

PART 3

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CONTENTS OF PART III

Statement of—

Bailey, John M., chairman, Democratic National Committee.

Miller, Hon. William E., a U.S. Representative from the State of

New York, chairman, Republican National Committee_ _ _

Testimony of-

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Irwin, Henry D., Bartlesville, Okla., an elector of the President and

Vice President of the United States, 1960_ - - -

562

Statements submitted by-

Johnson, Norman W., assistant professor of mathematics, Geneva

College..

656

McClellan, Hon. John L., a U.S. Senator from the State of Arkansas.

Thurmond Hon. Strom, a U.S. Senator from the State of South

Carolina...

Truman, David B., chairman, Department of Public Law and Govern-

ment, Columbia University.

Truman, Hon. Harry S., former President of the United States.

Tyler, Gus, director, Political Department, International Ladies' Gar-

ment Workers' Union.

Exhibits to testimony of Henry D. Irwin:

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Correspondence and telegrams between Mr. Henry D. Irwin, and

chairman and staff of Subcommittee on Constitutional Amend-

ments..

563

Subpena of Mr. Henry D. Irwin.

565

Letter addressed to Mr. Henry D. Irwin, dated July 6, 1961, from

Dean Clarence Manion___

567

Manion Forum, weekly broadcast No. 321, subject, "Electoral

College a Bastion of Freedom".

568

Opinion of the Justices, No. 87, 250 Ala. 399, 34 So. 2d, 598 (1948),

a decision of the Supreme Court of Alabama.

571

Ray v. Blair, 343 U.S. 214 (1952), a decision of the Supreme Court

of the United States.

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600

Letters received by Mr. Henry D. Irwin from Mr. R. Lea Harris,

dated November 9, 15, 18, 22, and 28, 1960, submitted by Mr.

Henry D. Irwin..

Extracts from letters identified by Mr. Henry D. Irwin as having

been received from Republican presidential electors.

Letter received by Mr. Henry D. Irwin from Mr. R. Lea Harris, dated

December 30, 1960...

Certificate of Hon. J. Howard Edmondson, Governor of the State of

Oklahoma, of results of general election held November 8, 1960, to

elect presidential and vice presidential electors_

Certificate of election of Henry D. Irwin as presidential elector, office

No. 5, issued by Leo Winters, secretary, Oklahoma State election

board, November 15, 1960...

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Section 162, title 26, Oklahoma Statutes, 1951.

Sections 166 and 167, title 26, Oklahoma Statutes, 1951.

Sections 511 through 518, title 26, Oklahoma Statutes, 1951.

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Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, article III, section 5, as

amended July 5, 1960

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Sections 519 through 522, title 26, Oklahoma Statutes, effective Feb-

ruary 21, 1961...

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652

Letters to Henry D. Irwin from various persons, identified by Mr.

Irwin as resulting from his actions as presidential elector_ _

Memorandum to Hon. Karl E. Mundt from Samuel H. Still, legislative

attorney, American Law Division, Legislative Reference Service, Library

of Congress, dated July 25, 1961, subject: "Enforcement of those pro-

visions of Senate Joint Resolution 12 requiring electors to be elected by

the so-called district system".

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