The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-11-10

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an, certified iu the sc,rot1r, of state
! aud iu tins manner the, lind ,hcir.
place upon the official ballots.
Tho manner ot uomiuatins electors,
however. ,s FAR from being uniform IN
tho various states and has been the
subject uf much legislative confusion
and Nprueup-a Nt the time " ,hoos-
iu. electors for the last presidential
election thirty states nominated Their
electors 100 state conventions. Fifteen
states. 81 thai time made their uomi-
WISCONSIN named district electors IA
district conventions and tors-at-
large iu state COM cntions The statutes
ct Noith carolina are indefinite as
20 the method OF nominating, put the
tate convention plan seem. to Dee the
one favored
The provisions regulating the clec.
tom ct the electors are the sam, as
those governing the election of other
state officers The qualified voters IN
each 81 said districts says the statute
oSc, .,ij-S Is ;. Ieo,c. shall mee,
ar their respective places Of holding
election on the inst TUESDAY after the
FIRST Monday VA November un-
less the congress OF tho United States
shalt appoint e different dls .
land shall proceed Go elect as many fit
persons ~ the state shall then De
entitled to elect a. electors pf presi-
dent aud vice president. one Of whom
shall bee q resident ot each district.
The election shall uc conducted by the
judges who may have been appointed
to hold the general election tor tho
t!ons.
The returns arc made Co tho county
clerks OF the respective counties and
must bar made within tNo days after
such election. The county clerks.
within eight days after they receive
such returns must certify and Trans
m.t thoIn to tnc governor of tho state.
ihc governor On receipt OF the a,rti-
licatcs OF election from the several
counties shall u~ummcdiatoly add up"
III, votes from the sotcro. counties
and the person residing 900 any one
d~isiript having the highest number OF
votes given ia the stat, lot any per-
son residing Ia the same district. shall
los hum Dee declared duly elected for
said district It there is , tie vote.
the governor must immediately
notify the legislature aud the tie
must bee determined joy 4 joint vote OF
the two houses uy choosing ono of the
persons SO ticd Thu next step is for
the governor at tho expense of tn"
state TO Hotliy the electors OF their
cIeeuon or appointment" aud t.
'uuso three lists Of the electors to be
made and TO Dee Gsiitorcd e., them be-
Tore the day appointed Tor their meet.
ius This ayt On tho part of az, ioN-
crnOr completes tho process uf their
appointment
The time tor tnc meeting Of the
electors hu, been designated py tn,
act Of congress of February 3. 1851.
II says that the electors OF each state
snail meet Jud give their votes on the
ccond Monday m January noNt toll
lowing their appointment, At such
place IA each state rs TIA. Legislature
81 such state may direct The state
81 Missouri has py law directed that
tins meeting shall be- 100 tn, state cap
stpl At Jefferson CIly, at . O'Clock in
the afternoon of the day named by
act ~ gougress for the meeting. Then
II any clector fats 20 appear a. ,hat
N"ur and on mat day, the NuCanr, IL.
filled by the body of electors. Ii thors
has hocn Il failure entirely 10 ciec.
electors. the state legislature steps IN
ana supplies the omission. The state
legislature. ~ Joint session has now
also .ho sole power Of settling contest
ed elections for electors IN the same
Wannor as m contested elections tor
governor"
Article Nj Of the Federal rons,tu.
ton provides for the manner ~ winch
'he electors shall cast their votes a,
the appointed ume aud place
IN" ele.tor- shall meet i'm then re-
-n',fsr states and Yot, Do .,T.,s t