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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve
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To: TraderGreg who wrote (2539)11/18/2000 11:18:51 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 6710
 
You and I resolved this issue to our mutual satisfaction over a week ago, but many people think otherwise. The issue is the construction of this passage in the Twelfth Amendment:

>>The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed<<

My position, which you agreed with, is that Florida's Electors have technically been appointed, but we don't know who they are. Thus, they can vote and their votes can be counted.

Others take the position that if their identity isn't resolved before the rest of the Electors vote, then Florida's 25 Electors are excluded entirely, and then Gore has the majority of Electors.
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