Posted on 10/28/2004 5:27:16 AM PDT by Koblenz
My thoughts exactly. Take one for the team, run in the special as a shoe-in unchallenged.
But as stated wouldn't he be ineligible to RUN for being an elector. His ineligibiity is established upon his election not his resignation later.
It's the Republicans that are required to follow the law, the Dems need special allowances for special mental handicaps.
You think that will solve the problem or is it too late?
Don't worry, the rats will shop to a rat judge who will say it doen't matter this time... /s
IMO - No.
Electors aren't 'picked', they are elected. The people elect the slate of "R" & "D" Electors in the Primary Election. On the ballot it's one of those 'vote for six' (or whatever number allowed by law) categories. Don't you remember voting for your choices?
(Note: This is how it's done in IL. Without looking up all states election laws I'd assume all states are the same)
Never a once, and I've been voting since 1976...
I found this: Electors
Who electors are and how they are picked The electors of the Electoral College are real people. How they are selected is determined by both state law and the rules of the political parties. According to the U.S. Office of the Federal Register, "Generally, the political parties nominate electors at their State party conventions or by a vote of the party's central committee in each State. Electors are often selected to recognize their service and dedication to their political party. They may be State elected officials, party leaders, or persons who have a personal or political affiliation with the Presidential candidate. Then the voters in each State choose the electors on the day of the general election. The electors' names may or may not appear on the ballot below the name of the candidates running for President, depending on the procedure in each State."
So maybe in NY you don't know who you've actually voted for but somewhere on the ballot they are mentioned. Individually or in a group.
Now, in the voting booth on election day, there were always the teeny tiny words "Electors for" preceding the Candidate's Name.
But I don't recall *ever* having the opportunity to vote in any way on which individuals would become electors---not in New York, and not in Ohio where I lived previously---which is why I think there wouldn't be too much of a problem substituting some other party hack for the U.S. Congressman. If he's constitutionally ineligible, his appointment was never valid in the first place.
So this guy resigned yesterday from being an elector, so this won't be an issue I guess. How could the Dim party be so dim to have selected him in the first place is beyond me.
As far as WV is concerned, I remember reading that the GOP state chairman simply appointed the top 5 LOSING gubernatorial candidates (out of 10) as the electors, which sounds really dumb, and I do not believe that the state party had anything to do with it. Perhaps someone else can clarify this question.
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