Show the electoral college the work of tile electoral college begins next monday the second ond monday in january wb when eli the electors of each state meet generally in tile the state capital and elect a chairman who is to see that tile the votes vote gare are cast in an all orderly manner three coo copies of the votes are made and after certification two are deposited in the state archives and the other is sent to washington by a 11 64 messenger this messenger as asa a rule being the elector who led ilia ticket in th november election the various messengers meet in washington on the second wednesday in february and present their sealed missives miss to a joint meeting of the house and senate called for this purpose the president 0 of f the senate opens and counts the votes vote i s and announces the result taking the states in their alphabetical order it takes a majority majot ity of the whole electoral vote to complete the election of a president but that does not always represent a maj majority of all the votes voies cast at ahe ige heral election f |