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The new appointments—the fifth batch appointed by Pope Francis—will bring the number of cardinal electors to 125, five over the limit established by Pope Paul VI.
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California gets 55 electors in the Electoral College -- a powerful number that has been a huge unmovable bloc for the Democratic candidate.
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Law Director Ken Fisher said the charter amendment would also require that the clerk be an elector in the state of Ohio.
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The pact is meant to be a work-around to the constitutional requirements that created the Electoral College system, which awards each state's electors to the winner of that state.
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The college is made up of 538 electors, which corresponds to the number of seats held by states in the U.S. Senate and House, plus the three votes allotted to Washington, D.C.
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There was controversy from the start with Pope Alexander VI, a wealthy Spaniard who allegedly bought the papacy by bribing his fellow electors.
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The college is made up of 538 electors, which corresponds to the number of seats held by states in the US Senate and House, plus the three votes allotted to Washington, D.C.
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Many remember the recounts, the Florida electors, and the should-Gore-have-won debate as a hotly contested race in Florida came to determine the entire election.
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First Known Use of elector
15th century
ELECTOR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of elector for English Language Learners
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: a member of the Electoral College in the U.S.
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: someone who can vote in an election
Law Dictionary
elector
noun
elec·tor
legal Definition of elector
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: a person who is qualified to vote
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: a member of the electoral college in the U.S.
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