Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates October 2020 No. 7 Vol. 23
Electoral College Voters

Faithless Electors

The Electoral College and Choosing a President

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Electoral College Voters

Overview of the U.S. Presidential Selection Process

Article II of the Constitution provides, “Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the state may be entitled in the Congress.”

Under the 12th Amendment, the electors “meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.” …

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