Sentences with phrase «electoral votes among»
The compact would only take effect once states with a combined 270 electoral votes among them — the amount needed to win the presidency — had joined.
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The Founding Fathers only said in the U.S. Constitution about presidential elections (only after debating among 30 ballots for choosing a method): «Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.»
George Bush owes a good deal of his electoral success to his ability to capture the Catholic vote, particularly among Hispanics, due partly to his support for traditional moral values.»
In part this difference is due to a classic First Past The Post electoral system effect, but Labour managed to get 19 % of the seats on 20 % of the vote, and the LibDems got 14 % of the seats on 13 % of the vote among the BBC keywards.
[1] Among the changes most likely are a reduction of the voting age from 21 to 18, a more proportional electoral system, reforms to the oversight of elections and an invitation for Lebanese voters from abroad to register in the embassies, although there is no clear promise of them being able to vote from abroad.