The 12th Amendment
the original constitution
The President & Vice-President are elected by the ballots cast by citizens called electors.
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...."
Separate ballots were required for president and vice president. A+
Electors
The electors meet in the capitals of their respective states to cast their ballots. Their sealed ballots are then sent to the President of the US Senate.
electoral college.
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The electors meet in their state capitals and cast their ballots. The ballots are sent ( presumably by registered mail) to the President of the Senate ( i.e. the vice-president of the US.)
its equal to the number of senators and representatives in Congress.
It requires electors to vote for president and vice president.
Based on the ballots taken in the US House of Representatives, Thomas Jefferson became the third US president. This happened on the 36th ballot.