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Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution

1804 amendment regulating presidential elections
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Summary

Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution is an amendment to the United States Constitution[1].

Key Facts

  • Part of the series: list of amendments to the United States Constitution[2]
  • Part of: United States Constitution[3]
  • Legislated by: 8th United States Congress[4]
  • Has cause: 1800 United States presidential election[5]
  • Main subject: United States Electoral College[6], United States presidential election[7]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: United States[8]
  • Repeals: Wikidata item[9]
  • Ratified by: North Carolina[10], Maryland[11], Kentucky[12], Ohio[13], Pennsylvania[14], Vermont[15], Virginia[16], New York[17], New Jersey[18], Rhode Island[19], South Carolina[20], Georgia[21], New Hampshire[22], Tennessee[23]
  • Effective date: June 15, 1804[24]

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Ha2772a · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → United States Electoral College, United States presidential election
    Country → —
    Effective date → +1804-06-15T00:00:00Z
    Legislated by → 8th United States Congress
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Main subject: United States Electoral College"
  2. 24w ago · Ha2772a · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → amendment to the United States Constitution
    Ratified by → North Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky +12
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31562|batch #31562]]"
  3. 24w ago · Ha2772a · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Applies to jurisdiction → United States
    Instance of → amendment to the United States Constitution
    Country → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Instance of: constitutional amendment"
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