Sentences with phrase «vote as electors»

If there are countervailing concerns raised by permitting Canadians living abroad to vote as electors in the last Canadian riding they lived in, alternative solutions exist: e.g. the Italian approach of having members of parliament specifically representing expatriates.

Not exact matches

Second, the electoral college got stuck in to provide a last line of defense against public stupidity — in case you didn't know it, the electors aren't legally bound to vote as their state's majority has.

The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President.

Define a coalition as winning if the total number of electoral votes of the state in that coalition is 270 or more (let's ignore at first that two small states make things more complicated by allowing a mixed elector group).

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

In theory, it would better match the popular vote... but given the limited number of electors, you'd could still have huge discrepancies from the actual popular vote given demographics (as small populations states still have an advantage over high population states).

shall be submitted to and decided by the electors of the state; and in case a majority of the electors voting thereon shall decide in favor of a convention for such purpose, the electors of every senate district of the state, as then organized, shall elect three delegates at the next ensuing general election, and the electors of the state voting at the same election shall elect fifteen delegates - at - large.

In the early 19th century, most states did not hold popular elections for presidential electors and the legislature just chose them directly; as time went on, more and more states changed to doing popular vote for them, but as recently as 1876, the Colorado legislature appointed its electors rather than hold an election because it was newly admitted and didn't have the time to do so.

It is because I object to the new - fangled idea that an early election would result from a motion, perhaps proposed by the Opposition, any MP or even the Government themselves, that requires — this is contrary to all constitutional precedent and history since our Parliament first sat representing the electors of this country — the support of two - thirds or more of those eligible to vote as Members of Parliament.

Unless there are additional rules I don't know about, you could lose the popular vote by literally 100 % and end up as president if you could somehow convince the electors to vote for you «faithlessly».

«I now move that the electors of this College unanimously agree to forego their compensation as electors and have the money designated to an organization which assists the brave men, women and children wishing to make United States their home: the New York Immigration Coalition,» Heastie said during the vote yesterday.»

If states fail to appoint electors due to a recount, those states» electoral votes will not be counted, but then it's as if those states» electoral votes don't exist at all because they failed to appoint electors.

We probably could dispense with the actual electors today as technology has eliminated many of the problem they were created to solve, but we would still have retain the actual voting system.

At the time, each elector voted twice, the person with the most votes won, the person with the second most votes became VP, so long as the first had at least half of the EC votes.

Electors were needed as a mechanism that allowed, if the need arose (nobody got enough electoral votes to get elected, a candidate died, etc.), to negotiate a solution in a timely manner (because each consultation with their home state could take weeks)

As a result of changes in state laws enacted since 1789, the people have the right to vote for presidential electors in 100 % of the states, there are no property requirements for voting in any state, and the state - by - state winner - take - all method is used by 48 of the 50 states.

(c) False information in registering or voting; penalties Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both: Provided, however, That this provision shall be applicable only to general, special, or primary elections held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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.»

Just two days ago, Mark - Viverito and New York's 28 other Democratic electors donated their Electoral College salaries — a total of $ 435 — to the New York Immigration Coalition, a well - known immigrant policy and advocacy organization despite feeling discouraged as they cast their votes for their preferred candidate Hillary Clinton following her bruising loss to Donald Trump last month.

For example, in 2000 elector Barbara Lett - Simmons of Washington, D.C. chose not to vote, rather than voting for Al Gore as she had pledged to do.

Cox — who was in Albany to help select the electors who could handle the task of formally putting Trump in the White House if the November vote goes his way — said that instead of hurting state Republican candidates in November, Trump would drive grassroots enthusiasm for the party's candidates, including in the state Senate and in contested Congressional races such as in the 19th District race between Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout.

The deadline to register to vote in the PCC elections was midnight on Wednesday 31 October 2012, though anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on Thursday 8 November 2012 to register.

The ComRes poll is also ominous for the Conservatives in putting Ukip as high as 17 % (with up to a third of electors saying they would «consider» voting for Farage's party) in seats where the electoral arithmetic means that the battle should be focused on the major government and opposition parties alone.

It is current UK government policy to pass a law removing the 15 - year limit on expatriate Britons voting before the next general election takes place, as mentioned in the 2017 Conservative Party manifesto, which stated (page 42) «We will legislate for votes for life for British overseas electors».

The electoral register would become progressively more out of date during its period of validity, as electors moved or died (also people studying or working away from home often had difficulty voting).

For a statewide office, the petition must be signed by registered electors, which are defined as residents of the state eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for United States Representative in the last general election for the entire state.

(5) investigate allegations, made in writing and under oath or affirmation, that citizens of the United States are unlawfully being accorded or denied the right to vote, or to have their votes properly counted, in any election of presidential electors, Members of the United States Senate, or of the House of Representatives, as a result of any patterns or practice of fraud or discrimination in the conduct of such election; and

It's impossible to say whether Trump would have done better or worse than under the electoral college, making the petition to have the electors choose Hilary Clinton instead misguided, at least insofar as they rely on the popular vote outcome as justification.

Under the Canada Elections Act, all employees who are electors — Canadian citizens who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of the election — are entitled to 3 consecutive hours on election day, during voting hours, to cast their votes....

(2) An elector who on election day (a) is confined to a hospital, auxiliary hospital or nursing home in the local jurisdiction, or (b) is a resident in the local jurisdiction in a seniors» accommodation facility, that is established as an institutional voting station for the election is eligible to vote at that institutional voting station.

The Electors shall 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; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists 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 person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two - thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice.

So there are a lot of provisions related to voting on a federal level, e.g. the electoral college is described in article II (interestingly, clause 2 says: «Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors -LSB-...]») and the 17th amendment prescribes the direct election of senators in each state -LRB-» -LSB-...] two Senators from each State, elected by the people -LSB-...]»).

(6) If the elector is unable to sign the declaration on the sealed outer envelope as mentioned in clause 45.8 (d), one of the special ballot officers shall make a note on the envelope indicating that the elector voted at a home visit.

(a) if the elector takes the prescribed oath or affirmation as to his or her eligibility to vote; and

64 Immediately following polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer shall determine the number of electors that were entitled to vote in each electoral district and, as soon as possible thereafter, shall furnish a certified statement thereof to each candidate in the electoral district.

(a) make a statutory declaration in the prescribed form, substantiating his or her identity and qualifications as an elector and stating that he or she has not already voted in the election; and

(3) No person shall attempt to obtain at a polling place information as to the candidate for whom an elector is about to vote or interfere or attempt to interfere with an elector in a polling place.

(6) No person shall communicate any information obtained at a polling place as to the candidate for whom an elector is about to vote or has voted or whether the elector declined to vote.

(8) On the regular polling day, the poll clerk shall prepare, at intervals of no less than 30 minutes, using the prescribed form and as directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, a document permitting the identification of every elector who during that interval has voted or forfeited his or her right to vote, other than electors who registered on that day and, on request, provide it to a candidate or a candidate's representative or provide it in an electronic format to a registered party.

(4) Subject to sections 14 and 55, an elector shall not display his or her ballot to any person so as to indicate how the elector has voted.

57 (1) Immediately after the close of the poll, the deputy returning officer shall count the number of electors who appear by the poll record to have voted and on such record shall enter that number and draw a bold double line immediately below the name of the elector who voted last, and shall sign his or her name thereto, then, in the presence and in full view of the persons entitled to be present, as set out under subsection 42 (1), the deputy returning officer shall open the ballot box and proceed to count the number of valid ballots cast for each candidate and all other ballots therein giving full opportunity to those present to see each ballot and observe the procedure.

(6) The returning officer may provide such additional polling places in any polling division as are required having regard to the extent of the division, and the number of electors that may conveniently vote at one polling place and the returning officer shall determine how each such polling place shall be designated and an elector is entitled to vote only at the appropriate polling place.

55 (1) On the application of any elector who is unable to read or who is disabled and thereby prevented from voting in accordance with the other provisions of this Act, the deputy returning officer may assist the elector to the voting screen or if the elector making the application takes an oath as to his or her inability to vote without assistance, shall thereafter assist the elector at the voting screen by marking his or her ballot in the manner directed by the elector in the presence of the poll clerk and of no other person, and place the ballot in the ballot box.

If the elector is named on the list of electors or the polling list and votes as described in subparagraph 3 ii,

(2) If an elector whose name appears on a polling list for the polling division where he or she resides has been appointed to act as a deputy returning officer, poll clerk or scrutineer at a polling place other than his or her own but in the same electoral district, an application may be made to the revising official for a certificate to vote at the other polling place.

The Constitution requires: 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... and by the Twelfth Amendment: The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for...