If the election is really close, its individual electors could be the factor upon which this campaign turns.
While individual electors are not bound by the Constitution to vote for the candidate who wins the popular vote in their state, they generally do, and some states have laws requiring that they do so.
Only a bloc of voters (Century, Tribe or Curia), and not the individual electors, cast the formal vote (one vote per bloc) before the assembly.
In explaining a system that includes individual electors casting their own ballots, Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers warned of the risks of inaugurating a president with"[t]alents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity".
Data matching will be of limited use to the government in introducing individual electoral registration, especially in identifying potential electors, says a report by parliament's political and constitutional reform committee.
It was the largest number of individual defections by electors in a U.S. presidential election — but not enough to change the outcome.
Following exclusion of those living in assisted accommodation or living in the same household as a previously selected elector, individuals remaining in the sample (n = 25,511) were mailed an introductory letter, an information sheet outlining the study, a short eligibility questionnaire (EQ) and a pre-paid return envelope.
To register with the National Register of Electors, individuals who will be at least 18 years old at the next election must complete a form certifying Canadian citizenship and providing proof of identity and residential address.
Because British Columbia has a six-month residency requirement for an individual to become a registered elector, a criterion not required for the national register, the provincial register will filter updates received from the National Register of Electors to exclude individuals that do not meet that criterion.
