Show THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE COLLEGE several correspondents havo have asked for information concerning tho the electoral college and its its method of electing president and vice president of tile united states tho the following ii A johnsons epitome of tho the constitutional and legal provisions upon the subject A electors in the poli lical fical system of the united states Is the tile title ot the persons who are chosen by the people of the several states to elect the president and vico vice president each state chooses a number of electors equal to the whole number of members it sends to both bouses houses of congress no senator or representative or person holding an of profit or trust under the united states can be appointed an all cle elector e tor the elector mast must bo be chosen on oil th the 0 same 1 la day in all the states 4 e on the T tuesday aes ues 11 a y next after iho the first monday y in N november ov ember the constitution ordains that the tile electors shall meet in their respective states on oil the first wednesday Wednes dy in dece december m ber and vote by ballot for president and v vice ice president one of whom at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same anie state stat 0 w with ith themselves and they hall make mak e distinct d lists cfall of all persons voted for A xu president etc and of the number of for each which lists they shall sign a and n i certify and tran transmit scaled sealed to the eat 0 the united states dire directed ted to the president of the senate the electors of all the states constitute the elect electoral 0 ral college A majority of the whole number of electoral votes is necessary to elect the president and vice president they meet at the capitals of their respective states the electoral votes are opened and counted oil the second wednesday of february by both houses of congress which meet in the chamber of the representative senta tive in tho the actual mode of performing their duty the electors do not exercise era ae an any judgment or discretionary power in tile 0 oice of president and vice dent but cast their votes for the candidates previously nominated by tb their air party usually in a national convention if no candidate has a majority of a all I 1 the votes tho house of representatives has a right to choose either of the three persons having the highest number of vote |