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An elector cannot be a member of Congress; An elector cannot have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States or given aid and comfort to its enemies.

There are no formal qualifications listed in the Constitution, however there are specific provisions regarding those who are prohibited from becoming an elector

The political parties nominate Electors at their State party conventions or by a vote of the party's central committee in each State.

A certificate that lists the names of the electors chosen by the voters and the number of votes received; the certificate also lists the names of all other candidates for elector and the number of votes received. Each state's Certificates of Ascertainments are then sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. There is one Certificate of Ascertainment issued by 51 voting districts.

The District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors as provided for in the 23rd Amendment.

The candidate that gets the majority votes in the popular elections will receive all the elector's votes in the state.

To be eligible to serve as a presidential elector, a person must: be a qualified voter of this state; and not hold the office of United States senator, United States representative, or any other federal office of profit or trust. To be eligible to serve as a presidential elector for a political party, a person must be affiliated with the party.

Electors for president and vice-president of the United States shall be elected at the general election for state and county officers held in a presidential election year.

There is no legal requirement for an elector in the State of Texas to vote based on the popular vote. The elector simply pledges to political parties that they will cast their vote based on the popular vote.

The number of electors for each state is determined by the whole number of Senators and House Representatives. The District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors.

No Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. No person shall be a ... elector of President and Vice-President ... who ... shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

After the election of 1800, the 12th Amendment was added to the Constitution. The 12th Amendment gives each elector two votes in the Electoral College, but specifies that one vote is for the president and the other is for vice president instead of two votes for president with the runner-up becoming the vice president. This amendment led to the system of a presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate running as a team that exists in presidential elections today.

The 12th Amendment gives each elector two votes in the Electoral College, but specifies that one vote is for the president and the other is for vice president instead of two votes for president with the runner-up becoming the vice president. This amendment led to the system of a presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate running as a team that exists in presidential elections today.

Hamilton believed that electing the president should be something that an educated person (educated on politics, matters of state, etc) should make. He felt that only those people who were informed of these matters should be selecting the leader of the country and that person should be chosen by the people to represent their voices.

Texas has 38 electors, equal to the number of members of Congress representing Texas.

11 states; CA, TX, FL, GA, NC, NJ, PA, NY, OH, MI, IL

Maine & Nebraska; the winner of each district gets the votes and the overall winner for the state gets the remaining votes. Pros - more representative of population; Con - doubtful either of these states would ever be key players in selecting the President.

Bush v. Gore 2000 election. This proved that the electoral college vote is the deciding factor in the elections

The blue room of the White House

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts

The Vice-Presidential Mansion

US Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Hamilton was concerned about corrupt people becoming President, as well as those who might not have the intellectual capacity to handle the job. Based on these fears, he proposed the following rules for the electors who would select the President:The electors meet only within their own specific states to select the President. No individuals who have "too great devotion of the President in office" No individuals who currently hold elected positions within the government may serve as electors.

Hamilton believed that the President should be selected by both the popular vote and the electoral college, however he worried that people who didn't know much about the political system would be ruled by their "senses" and possibly swayed by political rhetoric.

Hamilton was concerned that people would use their emotions to elect the President, rather than their intellect and thus disregard the needs of the country.

The electors do not serve for more than one election. They are considered loyal to their party, however they have pledged to vote based on the popular vote of the people. This would make them unbiased in their decision-making, according to Hamilton.

Hamilton argues that the Vice President should be chosen through the same electoral process as the President. He believes that the only role the Senate should have in this process is choosing the Vice-President in the event of a tie. Hamilton does not trust the Senate to appoint the Vice-President, since there is a possibility that he could become the President in the event of death, thus giving too much advantage to the Senate.

The electoral college procedures are stated in Article II, Section 1, clause 2 of the Constitution. In 1824, Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes, but no candidate won a majority of the electoral votes. The House of Representatives selected John Quincy Adams as president. (Jackson won the election four years later.) In 1876, Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden narrowly won the popular vote over Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes, but twenty contested electoral votes prevented either man from winning a majority of electors. In 1888, Republican Benjamin Harrison won a majority of the electoral vote despite losing the popular vote to his opponent, Democrat Grover Cleveland. In 2000, Democrat Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote to Republican George W. Bush, 271 to 266. The vote was so close that Gore, thinking he had lost, conceded, then retracted his concession as more votes were counted. Because the vote in Florida, a decisive state, was so close, multiple recounts were held, and the Supreme Court had to settle a lawsuit over whether recounts should continue.

family, school and peers, mass media, religious beliefs, race and ethnicity, gender, age, region

George Gallup

ideas

libertarians, Republican, Demarcates

they hated it said it destroyed the nation

organization of people which seeks to achieve goals common to its members through the acquisition and exercise of political power.

share a common goal they supply info to public and congress. Inform public about candidates and issues, recruit and endorse candidates, contribute money to campaigns, sponsor "issue ads", form political action committees (Pacs), Grassroots organizing ex: voter registration. Iron triangle:

Consumer mag

ATM

only registered members of the party are allowed to vote in the primary

voters are allowed to participate on the primary election without declaring membership in a party

they are closed but can be open

270

hire, supervise, and delegate work to campaign staff and volunteers. You research, plan, and implement campaign strategies based on polls. You coordinate your candidate's calendar. You manage the campaign's fundraising and spending

need to be independent from the person they support no limit on how much a pac can give

form of protected speech

only senator voted no on patriot act

us supreme court said unlimited funding for pacs