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List the electoral college's original provisions. How were the presidential electors expected, by the Framers, to vote?
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1 of 2Original Provisions for the Electoral College:
- Each state would have as many presidential electors as it has senators and representatives in Congress.
- These electors would be chosen in each State in a manner the State legislature directed.
- The electors, meeting in their own States, would each cast two votes - each for a different person for President.
- These electoral votes from the States would be opened and counted before a joint session of the Congress.
- The person receiving the largest number of electoral votes, provided that total was a majority of all the electors, would become President.
- The person with the second highest number of electoral votes would become Vice President.
- If a tie occurred, or if no one received the votes of a majority of the electors, the President would be chosen by the House of Representatives, voting by the States.
- If a tie occurred for the second spot, the Vice President would be chosen by the States.
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