Sentence examples for electors voting from inspiring English sources

He said he was considering bringing a lawsuit in federal court to challenge the fine, following the argument that any attempt to prevent electors voting according to their conscience was unconstitutional.

In fact, he even stresses that, as electors, we should see ourselves accountable not only towards fellow electors, but also to non-electors whenever the franchise is not as universal as it could be (which generates the risk of electors voting only to defend their class interests as voters).[24] The example from Mill's times is the one of women, who were excluded from "manhood suffrage".

The GRC scheme has also diluted electors' voting power.

A scenario more probable than 270 electors voting for anyone but Trump would be if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.

Although a long-shot, a break by as little as 10 electors voting according to their party pledge could yet salvage what seems an untenable situation.

In those boroughs which had freemen electors, voting rights were to be enjoyed by future freemen as well provided their freemanship was acquired through birth or apprenticeship and they too were resident.

If all three states' votes went fully to Clinton, and all electors voted "faithfully," Trump would lose the electoral vote.

Of the 72 electors, all but three cast their ballots (electors voted for two candidates).

One-fifth of electors voted for a hard right, anti-EU party, the "Real Finns".

However, the electors voted in the Habsburg Charles V. The two men became hated adversaries.

Under the rules, the electors voted for two candidates without specifying who should hold which office.