The 12th Amendment reshaped how we elect the president and vice president, ensuring a clearer, more stable electoral process. It strengthened the constitutional design for choosing our leaders. Learn more at conventionofstates.org. | Convention of States Foundation

Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws