Sentence examples for of a single elector from inspiring English sources

A swing of a single elector in each of two states, Virginia and North Carolina, then voting by districts, would have reversed the result, making Jefferson president and Adams vice president.

The most recent presidential election in which a single faithless elector cropped up was 2004.

With the imminent formation of a single Hanoverian state, and the Hanoverians' continuing contributions to the Empire's wars, Ernest Augustus was made an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692.

If, for example, a state submits a single slate of electors, Congress must count those votes unless both Houses agree that the votes "have not been... regularly given".

But the switch of only a single justice could give Mr. Gore a renewed chance, and place the vote counters under extreme time pressure to meet the Tuesday deadline that would ensure Florida's electors are not subject to Congressional challenge.

Under the party-list system, the elector votes not for a single candidate but for a list of candidates.

But Hayes was declared the electoral winner, and thus president, by a single vote after a prolonged dispute over the legitimacy of Hayes's electors.

Otherwise, a single state could "sabotage" the outcome of a close election by simply refusing to certify electors.

A person may request an absentee ballot on behalf of an elector, but only if the person making the request is a member of the elector's immediate family or is the elector's legal guardian.

The 115 cardinal-electors will vote four times daily until two-thirds can agree on a single candidate.

A dispute over the legitimacy of Mr. Hayes's electors led to the creation of a 15-member bipartisan commission, which confirmed the results, along party lines, by a single vote.