The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-11-23
How . President aad Vice Pres
fdent is Elected.

10 some States the Electors were
chosen by the Legislature; IN others
their election is given direct to the
people The latter method has be-
come universal in all the States.
The electors, when chosen, meet in
their respective States on. the first
Wednesday of December, that is,
when a Presidential election occurs.
(which is every fourth year, and
when assembled they are denomina-
ted the Electoral Colleges, and vote
for one man for President and an
other for Vice President, after
which these votes are sent to the
President of the Senate of the Uni
ted States by a messenger elected
for that express purpose. When
this is done the duties of the Elec-
tors are completed-the College is
dissolved, never to meet again.
Four years later new College will
assemble, for the same thing, and
to perform the same duty. Ohio
has twenty-five electors, conse
quently twenty-five electoral votes.
Anybody can vote-as for Con-
gressmen-for electors, for their
choice. They will be counted ac-
cordingly. So in other States.
When these votes reach Washing
ton they are counted by the Senate
in the presence of the House of Rep
resentatlves, and it is then declared
who has been elected President and
Vice President of the United States
for the next four years. The fol-
lowing is Article XII. of the Consti-
tuition. 1t explains.the n,odas oper-
andi of the Electoral College;
"The Electors shall meet in their
respective States, and vote by bal
lot for President and Vice Presi-
dent, one of whom at least shall not
be an inhabitant of the State with
themselves; they shall name in their
ballots the person to be voted for as
President and in distinct ballots
the person voted for as Vice Presi-
dent; and they shall make distinct
lists all persons voted for as Pres
ident, and for all such persons vo-
ted for as Vice President, 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
the Senate.
The President of the Senate, in
the presence of the two Houses OF
Congress, shall count the votes, and
the person having the greatest
number of votes for President, 'if
such number be a majority of the
whole number of electors appoint
ed shall be President, aud If no
such person have such majority,
then from the persons having the
highest number, not exceeding
three on the list of those vo
ted for as President, the House
of Representatives shall choose i'm
mediately by ballot, the Presi-
dent" In choosing the President
the vote shall be taken by States.
Each State shall have one vote, and
q quorum for this purpose shall
consist of a member or members
from two thirds of the States, and a
majority of all the States shall be
necessary to a choice. Should not
the House of Representatives
choose a President whenever the
right Of choice shall devolve upon
them before the 4th of March next
following, then the Vice President
shall act as President, as in the case
of death or Constitutional disabili-
Cy Of the President. The person
having the greatest number of votes
shall be Vice President, if such
number be a majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; If
not, then from the two highest num-
bers on the list the Senate shall
choose the Vice President. Two
thirds of the Senate shall vote. No
person Constitutionally ineligible to
the Presidency shall be eligible to
the Vice Presidency.