Many rural regions face acute water shortages, forcing citizens to migrate to cities. Appearing uninformed or unprepared to comment may be a major faux pas for candidates, as electors expect them to propose solutions rather than just portray a green image to keep up with the vibe.
Cardinal Dolan is one of 115 cardinal-electors expected Monday morning at the Vatican's New Synod Hall, along with dozens of retired cardinals who are invited to participate in the conversations but who cannot vote in the ensuing conclave because they are over the age of 80.
Despite speculation about last-minute defections, the electors were expected to cast their ballots the way their home states had voted, giving Mr Bush a majority of 271 votes against Mr Gore's 267, finally sealing his presidency.
3. Were electors ever expected to make up their own minds?
The legal volunteers are already in place, and active at The Electors Trust; 2. Given that electors may expect that legal and financial issues will not be a barrier to voting their consciences, legally unbinding them from the results of the popular vote is unnecessary.
Seven candidates received electoral votes in 2016, the most since 1796, when electors were actually expected to pretty much do their own thing.
In 1796, three Democratic electors who were expected to vote for Jefferson switched to Adams, throwing the election to his Originally, each elector voted for 2 men without regard to party, the man receiving the greatest number of votes becoming President, the the runnerup Vice-President.
Washington's 12 Democratic electors had been expected to vote for Clinton, but Satiacum was one of four to defy tradition.
But convincing thirty-seven people to vote for the uncontested winner of the popular vote (out of 306 Electors who are expected to vote for Trump) is not impossible.
Their conservative electors might reasonably expect them to side with Mr Abbott.
Let us see a river of email from your constituents, begging you to do this: to announce, forcefully and unequivocally, that you expect electors to deny this ugly man his 270 requisite votes.
