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The electors are the people who actually elect the president. When the people vote for the president, they are actually choosing the electors who will cast the official votes for president.
The electors are chosen by the voters of each state in the presidential election. When people vote for president, they actually are choosing the electors supporting the candidates named on the ballot.
Proposal for choosing presidential electors by which two electors would be selected in each State according to the Statewide popular vote and the other electors would be selected separately in each of the State's congressional districts.
Proposal for choosing presidential electors by which two electors would be selected in each State according to the Statewide popular vote and the other electors would be selected separately in each of the State's congressional districts.
During Jackson's administration, it was changed to: Each state would be allocated a number of electors equal to the sum of its senators and members of the House of Representatives. State legislatures would decide the methods for choosing electors.
For a complete current list of cardinal electors click here.
The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors and the day on which they shall give their votes; which day shall be the same throughout the United States.
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The electors who choose the President were considered to be representatives of the individual states. The states were allowed to determine their own method of choosing their electors, but I think the expectation was the state legislatures would choose them.
it was established to prevent states with larger populations from always choosing president and vice president. it is still used today, but voters in each state, not the legislatures now choose electors.
It allows for faithless electors, or electors who do not vote according to the wishes of their states.