[CommerceComet]

Both Giuliani and Trump are residents of New York. Per the Constitution, the President and Vice President cannot be from the same state. One or the other will have to change their residency, as Cheney did, moving to Wyoming from Texas before becoming the younger Bush’s Vice Presidential pick.

Actually, there is nothing in the Constitution which prohibits the President and Vice President from being from the same state. However, if the President and Vice President are both from the same state, the electors from that state cannot vote for them in the Electoral College. Thus a Trump/ Giuliani ticket if it could carry New York State still wouldn't get the electoral votes for New York.

[Wallace T.]

Effectively, the results are the same, and the 12th Amendment reiterates the original language in Article II, Section 1, which the amendment superseded. In the original Union, Virginia was the most important state, and the intent was to prevent that state from domination. Arguably, with five of the first six Presidents being natives of the Old Dominion, it was a dominant player anyway. Had Cheney remained in Texas, the Texas electors would have been required to vote for someone else as Vice President. It is not unreasonable to think New York will be a Democrat “lock” with native son Trump leading the Republican ticket. Giuliani would be a good choice for Homeland Security or Justice, given his background.