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Electoral College
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:18:09 GMT
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This will probably turn into a debate...
Where are the guidelines of the Electoral College written? I checked the
Constitution, and while it mentions a little about each state having
representative electors in the same numbers as congressmen, it does not say
much beyond that. Why does the winning candidate of a state receive all of
the state's electoral votes, instead of the proportional amount of votes
that he won? Where is this documented? Is this decided at the state level?
Does each state have its own guidelines? I can't find the answer, so I
asked. Hope some here know.
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| (...) Well to my understanding much of this is handled at a state level. I know Maine and one other state split votes based on congressional districts. The rest of the states its an all or nothing afair with about half the states binding the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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