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To: Kaslin

I would say that the article on the Electoral College is THE most important part of the entire US Constitution.

Article 2, Section 1, Clause 3

Clause 3: Electors[edit]

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. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate.

The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse [sic] by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse [sic] the President. But in chusing [sic] the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice.

In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse [sic] from them by Ballot the Vice President.


11 posted on 11/15/2016 10:05:32 AM PST by Az Joe (11-8-2016-----We are still here President Reagan!!)
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To: Az Joe

“In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse [sic] from them by Ballot the Vice President.”


Seems the intent was that the person receiving the second highest number of Electoral College votes, would be Vice-President. Of course this was prior to the development of political parties and running a candidate for both President and Vice-President on the same ticket.

Is there a law establishing that both the Presidential Candidate and Vice-Presidential Candidate be on the same ticket?


23 posted on 11/15/2016 10:37:40 AM PST by Yulee (Village of Albion)
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To: Az Joe

This part of the Constitution was replaced by the 12th Amendment, which was supplemented by Section 3 of the 20th Amendment and by the 23rd Amendment.


44 posted on 11/15/2016 1:25:12 PM PST by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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