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To: ought-six
The Constitution. It says a president and a VP from the same state can’t be elected to those offices at the same time.

That is not quite right. Here are several sources

Can the president and the vice president be from the same state?

Snopes.com

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78 posted on 08/09/2015 2:04:11 PM PDT by verga (I might as well be playng chess with pigeons.)
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To: verga

Yes, you are indeed correct. Electors from a certain state cannot vote for president and vice president who are also from that same state, but electors from other states can.


79 posted on 08/09/2015 9:25:03 PM PDT by ought-six (1u)
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