Sentence examples for electors representing from inspiring English sources

(Save one elector in Maine). That means that Clinton voters in places like Michigan — which was essentially a tie — got no electors representing their vote, just as Trump voters in California got none representing theirs.

He is the one who collects and scrutinizes the ballots from the 538 electors representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia who will gather on Dec. 18 to officially pick the next president.

The most alarming of these is a video released by Business Insider detailing how the electoral college is so unfairly weighted in advantage of small states -- with large states actually giving a percentage of their electors to small states -- that a presidential candidate could win an election with 270 electors representing only 22% of the popular vote and against the will of the 78% majority.

In most states, electors represent the core of their parties, and are selected by their parties based on this loyalty.

The selection system currently is completely partisan and separate, and electors represent their respective parties as chosen during caucuses and primaries.

Here in Vermont, each elector represents about 203,000 people; in California, 616,000.

California, with a population of 36,457,549, gets 55 electors, each representing 662,865 people.

"If we continue with court battle after court battle, Dec. 12 will come and we will not have 25 electors to represent the 6 million voters of this state," Mr. Fasano said.

Citing the federal code governing the appointment of electors, the brief contends that if the normal process breaks down -- and if there is no clear agreement on which candidate's electors should represent the state -- the Legislature is responsible for assuring that the state's voters are not shut out of the Electoral College tabulations.

Theoretically, Americans are supposed to be choosing the electors, but have you ever been asked to select an elector to represent all the voters in your area?

However, in cases involving representation, there may still be good reasons under this view of democracy, for representatives to know which type of electors exactly they are representing, hence for open ballots.