Sentence examples for were electors from inspiring English sources

The Albertines were electors of Saxony from 1547 and kings from 1806 to 1918.

Existing borough electors retained a lifetime right to vote, however they had qualified, provided they were resident in the boroughs in which they were electors.

And of course, by that time, it had been centuries since German electoral princes had actually elected anybody, being electors in name alone.

The new men will at least be electors, though.

It was believed that it would be easier for them to vote for local officials, whom they knew more about, to be electors.

You must know, having read accounts in the news, that there are electors who are wavering in their support for this autocratic leader.

Frederick the Great was elector of Brandenburg, but that did not stop him from waging war on the Holy Roman Empire.GARETH PENNLarkspur, CaliforniaGreen riceSIR—I read of the passing of Chidambaram Subramaniam with great sadness (Obituary, November 18th).

"It makes no sense to be elector number five who comes out against Trump.

But it might make sense to be elector number 38," Lessig told Politico.

Analysis by the not-for-profit organisation Y Vote found that the total number of wasted votes of electors or would-be electors aged 18 to 24 outnumbered the winning margin, by several multiples, in the 10 tightest contests.

While more than half the states have laws intended to force electors to cast ballots for the popular vote winner in their states, there have been "faithless electors".