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To: peyton randolph
Rubio cannot be Jeb’s running mate because they are both from the same state. Is this true? By law?
29 posted on 04/13/2015 9:06:14 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: ColdOne

It’s complicated.

See U.S. Const., art. II, § 1.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii

“The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.”

Although the running mates could technically be from the same state, the electors from that state could only vote for one of them in that instance.

This could trigger a situation where the President came from one party but the Vice President came from the other party because the electors couldn’t vote for both of them. I doubt either the GOPe or the Democrats would risk that.


40 posted on 04/13/2015 9:46:06 AM PDT by peyton randolph (Good intentions do not excuse poor results.)
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