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OT: American Politics

Tryamw said:
Correct other then Stating it's the STATES job to make it happen.
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There is nothing in the language from the Constitution you keep quoting and bolding that actually says this though.

Running the formalities of how electors meet and vote and whatever is separate from the process of how individuals elect them.

I don't know if your conclusion is right or wrong, but what you're pointing to doesn't support it.
 
Now @LeafOfFaith Do I think it's a "SMART" choice... Not really I think the fed should run their own elections.. And I wish there were Direct voting so that a person in Wyoming's vote wasn't worth about 2 of mine or like 3 or 4 in CA..
 
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LeafOfFaith said:
There is nothing in the language from the Constitution you keep quoting and bolding that actually says this though.

Running the formalities of how electors meet and vote and whatever is separate from the process of how individuals elect them.

I don't know if your conclusion is right or wrong, but what you're pointing to doesn't support it.
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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: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

This line States it..
The Legislature of the State May determine the method of appointing the electors.. They could theoretically do a Vote of the legislature. And use that to determine the electors.. they could chose that the person with a longer name will get them..
 
Tryamw said:
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: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

This line States it..
The Legislature of the State May determine the method of appointing the electors.. They could theoretically do a Vote of the legislature. And use that to determine the electors.. they could chose that the person with a longer name will get them..
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The electors are not the millions of regular folks who are voting in elections.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
The electors are not the millions of regular folks who are voting in elections.
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Absolutely true. But the State legislatures can appoint Electors based on whatever criteria they set. there is no rule in the Constitution about that part of the process just in regards to the whens and they have to be the same days. (as the other states) But if there ARE elections. then more amendments go into that.. Honestly surprised that more of the Republican states haven't just decided to have their legislatures just direct appoint Republican electors..
 
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