The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-24


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WASHINGTON, Japuary 1.-THE pro-
no,ed bill for counting the electoral
votes coutsmplates the election of the
President and the Vice President by the
neople of the several States, and pre-.
scribss the manner of counting the votes
and determining the questions OF the
contest. The electoral votes, and frac.
tion thereof, of each person voted for as
Prsvident in any State shall be sscsr-
tanned by multiplying his entire popular
vote therein by the number of the States
electoral votes, and dividing the product
| bv the sum of all the votes given in the
State for President, aud the quotient
shall be the number of electoral votes
and fraction to be assigned to such per-
aon. using for such fraction three dsci-
mails only. The foregoing provisions
shsll be applicable to the election OF y
| Vice President, but no person ineligible
to the Office OF President shall be eligible
as Eics s.Erssident. In case of the con-
| test in any State as to the election Of
President or Vice President, the same
| may be passed upon by its highest ju-
dicial tribunal in accordance with its
aad and transmitted. sealed, to the seat
| of Government of the United States, di-
reotsd to the President of the Senate.
The Electoral votes shall be counted by
the two houses. as certified, unless re-
iscted by both Houses; but il there be q
certificate of a decision by tho highest
iudicisl tribunal of any State on con-
tested election therein. the electoral votes
OF such State shall be counted in accord
ancs with suoh decision, unless the same
h. oyerrulsd by both Houses. Ifthere
be no such certificate of decision, the
contested votes from any State shall not
bs couu,ed uoless both Houses concur
ther.;n II there be more than one GER
tifcste Of electoral votes from any State
and mn Judicial dscision. or if there be
more than one such decision from sny
State. that certificate of electoral votes or
d.o;sion which shall be- held by both
Hons.s 70 te mads by the richtful au.
thorit;ss shall be conclusive. and the
yota he conrted unless rejected by both
Hon.es This above are tho main points
~ diffsrsnca between the present mode
and that nrescribsd by the PROPOSED con-
.titrtonal am.ndmsnts.
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