Amendment XXII, Section 1
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
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- quoted bySuggestedHouse, March 21, 1947, ¶ 5
…shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than 2 years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed , by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, duri n g the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such.
The paragraph gives the words of the conferees' text of section 1; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, March 21, 1947, ¶ 17
No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice .
The paragraph gives the opening words of section 1 as agreed in conference; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, March 21, 1947, ¶ 19
And no person who has held the office of President or acted as President for more than 2 years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.
The paragraph gives words of section 1 as agreed in conference; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, March 21, 1947, ¶ 58
No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice-
The paragraph gives the opening words of section 1 as agreed in conference; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, March 21, 1947, ¶ 59
No person who has held the office of President or acted as President for more than 2 years of the term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
The paragraph gives words of section 1 as agreed in conference; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 10, 1947 (3), ¶ 49
…more in each of two terms shall not be eligible to hold the office of President, or to act as President, for any part of another term; but this article shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President or acting as President during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term."
The paragraph gives the words of the committee amendment to section 1; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 10, 1947 (3), ¶ 59
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.
The paragraph gives the words of an amendment offered to section 1; they appear unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 10, 1947 (3), ¶ 62
…to be reached · by those who · desire the passage of the measure would be accomplished by the language of my amendment, which merely says in simple language; "No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice." It seems to me it is a perfect amendment which could be easily understood by everyone, and wh i ch would not invo l ve complicated…
The paragraph quotes the words of the speaker's amendment to section 1; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 10, 1947 (3), ¶ 95
The Senator's amendment provides that "No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice." But he could have served a portion of a term by reason of death or resignation or disability of the previous incumbent.
The paragraph quotes the words of an amendment offered to section 1; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 12, 1947, ¶ 4
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.
The paragraph gives the words of an amendment offered to section 1; they appear unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 12, 1947, ¶ 8
But this article shall not apply to any person now holding the office of President, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President , during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
The paragraph gives the words of a substitute offered for section 1; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 12, 1947, ¶ 25
But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the time within which this article becomes operative, from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
The paragraph gives the words of a proposed sentence of section 1; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 12, 1947, ¶ 28
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President or acted as President for more than 2 years of a term to which some other person was elected President, shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
The paragraph gives the words of a substitute offered for section 1; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 12, 1947 (2), ¶ 15
But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the time within which this article becomes operative, from holding .
The paragraph reads out the last sentence of the proposed section 1; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 12, 1947 (3), ¶ 331
But this article shall not apply to any person · on holding the o,ffice of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
The paragraph gives the words of section 1 as proposed; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 12, 1947 (3), ¶ 336
But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress.
The paragraph gives the words of a sentence proposed for section 1; they appear unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 12, 1947 (4), ¶ 3
…be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of the President, or acted as President, for more than 2 years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting . as President during the remainder of such term.
The paragraph gives the words of section 1 as proposed; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 5, 1947, ¶ 7
…in each of two _ terms shall not be eligible to hold the office of President, or to act as President, for any part of another term; but this article shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President or acting as Presid e nt during the term · within which this art i cle becomes operative from holding the Office of Pre · President or acting as President during the remainder…
The paragraph gives the words of section 1 as reported by the Senate committee; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 19, 1965 (3), ¶ 76
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President--
The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 19, 1965 (3), ¶ 77
emphasize the word "acted"- for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Twenty-second Amendment.
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