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Which amendment states that the electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice President?
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What amendment specifies that electors will cast one ballot for president and one for vice president?
12th amendment
The Twelfth Amendment provides for the electors to cast a joint ballot for president and for vice president.?
This is false. The amendment actually requires separate ballots for president and vice-president.
Where do the electors meet?
the electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons
What is the main idea for the 12th amendment?
It required electors to vote for president and vice president separately. Before its ratification, the candidate with the most votes was elected president and the candidate that came in second was elected vice president.
Which amendment states that electors vote twice - once for President and once for Vice-president?
The 12th Amendment which begins:"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 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...."
What role does the voter plays in the selection of a president?
The voters choose the electors who then vote for the president. The electors say in advance for whom they are going to vote if they are elected. In many states the names of the electors do not even appear on the ballot, only the names of the candidates that the electors support.
What are the electoral candidates?
I am guessing you mean electors for the presidential election. These people usually do not have their names on the ballot but there are sworn to vote for one of the candidates who is running president and whose name is on the ballot. So when you vote for a presidential candidate, you are really voting for his slate of electors.
When did you start voting for presidents Vice-Presidents at the same time when back in the beginning you picked people and whoever was runner up became the Vice-President?
Prior to the election of 1804, electors in the electoral college each voted for two persons but the votes were in general and not allocated to president and vice president: The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List 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. (Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 of the US Constitution) The 12th Amendment to the Constitution changed that to read: 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 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. (12th Amendment) That Amendment passed in time to take effect for the election of 1804.
Who are electors from each state chosen by?
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.
When voting for the president for whom are you actually voting?
When you "vote for president and vice president", you are actually voting, in most states, for the slate of electors of your state who have pledged to vote for the candidates you selected on the ballot. For example, if you are in California and you select Barack Obama and Joe Biden on the ballot, you are actually voting for the 55 potential electors who have pledged to vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
When does the actuall casting of the ballot by te electors for president take place?
The 538 electors who are appointed based on the results of the November election elect the U.S. President and Vice President on the Monday after the second Wednesday of December. That's the first Monday after December 12.
When you vote for the US president for whom are you actually voting for?
When you "vote for president and vice president", you are actually voting, in most states, for the slate of electors of your state who have pledged to vote for the candidates you selected on the ballot. For example, if you are in California and you select Barack Obama and Joe Biden on the ballot, you are actually voting for the 55 potential electors who have pledged to vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
