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Article II 

Section 1

• Clause 2

• Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

  • ArtII.S1.C2.1 Presidential Electors
    • ArtII.S1.C2.1.1  Presidential Electors: Historical Background
    • ArtII.S1.C2.1.2 Presidential Electors: Doctrine and Practice
      • ArtII.S1.C2.1.2.1  State Discretion in Choosing Electors
      • ArtII.S1.C2.1.2.2  Legal Status of Electors
      • ArtII.S1.C2.1.2.3  Discretion of Electors in Choosing a President