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2016 Postmortem

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14. Arent these people selected
Thu Jan 5, 2017, 11:46 AM
Jan 2017

and not elected? Im not sure if that makes a difference or not.

Then on the website concerning electors, it states this;

What are the qualifications to be an Elector?
The U.S. Constitution contains very few provisions relating to the qualifications of Electors. Article II, section 1, clause 2 provides that no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. As a historical matter, the 14th Amendment provides that state officials who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States or given aid and comfort to its enemies are disqualified from serving as Electors. This prohibition relates to the post-Civil War era.

The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) has compiled a brief summary of state laws about the various procedures, which vary from state to state, for selecting slates of potential electors and for conducting the meeting of the electors. The document, Summary: State Laws Regarding Presidential Electors, can be downloaded from the NASS website.


However when you go to check out the document State Laws Regarding Electors http://www.nass.org/component/docman/?task=doc_download&gid=1864&Itemid=391" target="_blank">HERE it takes you to a .pdf with each State Law regarding electors. I wasnt able to find anything saying that anyone who held another office wasnt able to be an Elector.

My guess though is that there are Constitutional Lawyers out there who know more than I.

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