What is "electors"

Usage examples of "electors".

All the caucus had to do under that measure was to divide the electors into three groups and with three candidates, A.

The Constitution provided for Senators to be elected by the state legislators, for the President to be elected by electors chosen by the state legislators, and for the Supreme Court to be appointed by the President.

Therefore, why not give the electors the chance to decide who the next Pontifex Maximus will be?

But at least when it comes time to stand for higher office, the electors will remember you with great affection.

I also hope he manages to convince the electors that Lucius Piso and Gabinius ought to be consuls next year.

Corey, however, she would have to pay her respects to each of the Electors, all the Marshals, and nearly all her superior officers, all the while watching for Heirs with hazing on their minds.

Count Tel Tellai excused himself from a knot of Electors discussing hopes for the invasion forces.

Marshals and several former Electors, and to a man they itched for rebellion.

The Pope revived the imperial diunity in the person of Charlemagne, and none could claim that dignity in the Western world unless elected and crowned by him, that is, unless elected directly by the Pope or by electors designated by him, and acting under his authority.

The emperor of Germany was at first elected by the Pope, and afterwards by hereditary electors designated or accepted by him, but the king of the Germans with the full royal authority could be elected and enthroned without the papal intervention or permission.

State, and none others, are electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, and representatives in the lower house of Congress, while senators in Congress are elected by the State legislatures themselves.

General government has itself no power to naturalize a single foreigner, or in any case to say who shall or who shall not be citizens, either of a State or of the United States, or to declare who may or may not be electors even of its own officers.

State legislatures, and that the electors of President and Vice-President shall be appointed in such manner as the respective State legislatures may direct.

The whole question of citizenship, what shall or shall not be the qualifications of electors, who shall or shall not be freemen, is reserved to the, States, as coming under the head of personal or private rights and franchises.

That government can appoint military, or even provisional governors, who may designate the time and place of holding the convention of the electoral people of the disorganized State, as also the time and place of holding the elections of delegates to it, and superintend the elections so far as to see the polls are opened, and that none but qualified electors vote, but nothing more.