And of course, by that time, it had been centuries since German electoral princes had actually elected anybody, being electors in name alone.
The new men will at least be electors, though.
The Albertines were electors of Saxony from 1547 and kings from 1806 to 1918.
It was believed that it would be easier for them to vote for local officials, whom they knew more about, to be electors.
Existing borough electors retained a lifetime right to vote, however they had qualified, provided they were resident in the boroughs in which they were electors.
Frederick the Great was elector of Brandenburg, but that did not stop him from waging war on the Holy Roman Empire.GARETH PENNLarkspur, CaliforniaGreen riceSIR—I read of the passing of Chidambaram Subramaniam with great sadness (Obituary, November 18th).
"It makes no sense to be elector number five who comes out against Trump.
But it might make sense to be elector number 38," Lessig told Politico.
Numerous teams of two county employees, who are registered electors, are reading and counting the ballots.
There are 538 electors, who cast separate votes for president and vice president.
