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A presidential '''elector''' for the United States of America is a member of the group of individuals which elects the President and Vice President of the United States of America.<ref>http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html</ref> The current procedure for the appointment and voting of the USA presidential electors is outlined in Amendment Twelve of the Constitution for the United States of America<ref>http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html</ref> and in Title 3 of the United States Code.<ref>http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t01t04+11142+1++%28%29%20%20</ref>
A presidential '''elector''' for the United States of America is a member of the group of individuals which elects the President and Vice President of the United States of America,<ref>http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html</ref> as part of the [[Electoral College]]. The current procedure for the appointment and voting of the USA presidential electors is outlined in Amendment Twelve of the Constitution for the United States of America<ref>http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html</ref> and in Title 3 of the United States Code.<ref>http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t01t04+11142+1++%28%29%20%20</ref>
[[Prince elector|Elector]] was also the title of the ruler of a number of [[German]] states in the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Brandenburg was an electorate, as became Hanover in 1692; an Elector of Hanover became [[King George I]] of [[Great Britain]] in 1714.
[[Prince elector|Elector]] was also the title of the ruler of a number of [[German]] states in the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Brandenburg was an electorate, as became Hanover in 1692; an Elector of Hanover became [[King George I]] of [[Great Britain]] in 1714.