POLS 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Federalist No. 68, Twenty-Third Amendment To The United States Constitution, Superdelegate
27 Oct 2016
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Chapter 14: campaigns and elections 10/27/2016 7:02:00 pm. All house member vie for reelection at the same time: senate. 1/3 at a time in case of vacancies, states decide if governor can fill in or can hold special election: d. c. 23rd amendment gave dc right to vote for president with 3 electoral college votes. Nonvoting delegate in the house of reps. Too important to be based on direct election. Electors: the members who make up the electoral college; they are selected by ballot. The group votes together, ensuring stability: electoral college. Electors equal to total representation in congress. 157 instances of faithless electors who voted for a different person than they said they would; none effected election outcome. Don"t have to win popular vote to win presidency. 270 to win if no majority, house of reps picks president. 12th amendment clarified electoral college process last house picked president was john quincy. Too much focus on large swing states.
