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- From: tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Terry Carroll)
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- Subject: Re: A Canadian Asks a Question
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- Date: 17 Nov 92 01:33:18 GMT
- References: <1992Nov14.173056.12202@panix.com>
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- Reply-To: tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Terry Carroll)
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- In article <1992Nov14.173056.12202@panix.com>, lkk@panix.com (Larry Kolodney)
- writes:
- > Yes, but if the Liberal Party's electors are not the same as the
- > Democratic Party's electors, then Clinton could conceivably get the
- > plurality of votes in NY State, and not get any electoral votes if the
- > Liberal party electors get a significant portion of the Clinton votes
- > but don't get enough to win.
-
- I think that's correct. In a follow-up email, Doug posed the specific
- question,
-
- > Suppose the popular vote goes as follows:
- >
- > 29% for Liberal Electors (Candidate Clinton)
- > 31% for Democratic Electors (Candidate Clinton)
- > 40% for Republican Electors (Candidate Bush)
- >
- > Which slate of electors gets to vote?
-
- I would have to assume the Republican electors get to vote: they won more
- votes than any other slate. I suppose this could vary from state to state
- (the office of elector is a state, not federal, office), but I don't think it
- would.
-
- I'm surprised that most states don't have a ballot requirement that a party
- may not place a candidate on the ballot who has already been placed by
- another party, i.e., a one party-per-candidate rule. Perhaps some do; I've
- never looked into it.
-
- Terry Carroll - tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com - 408/992-2152
- The opinions presented above are not necessarily those of a sound mind.
-