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| | == Elections == | | == Elections == |
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| − | The U.S. Constitution authorizes State legislatures and Congress to pass laws for the election of representatives to the House of Representatives and the Senate, and for picking members of the Elector College (also called "presidential Electors"). As you should expect by now, it is Article I that contains the provision for electing members of the legislature (the House and Senate), and it is Article II that contains the provision for electing the members of the Electoral College. | + | The U.S. Constitution authorizes State legislatures and Congress to pass laws for the election of representatives to the House of Representatives and the Senate, and for picking members of the Electoral College (also called "presidential Electors"). As you should expect by now, it is Article I that contains the provision for electing candidates to Congress (the House and Senate), and it is Article II that contains the provision for electing the members of the Electoral College to choose the next president. |
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| | Article I, Section 4, clause 1 states: | | Article I, Section 4, clause 1 states: |
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| | The Framers did not misspell "choosing" when they wrote "chusing"; Shakespeare used the same spelling for the word in many of his works.<ref>http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Annex/DraftTxt/ - a good internet source for the works of Shakespeare in their original spellings.</ref> Most other attempts to claim that there is a "mistake" in the Constitution are also not really mistakes at all. | | The Framers did not misspell "choosing" when they wrote "chusing"; Shakespeare used the same spelling for the word in many of his works.<ref>http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Annex/DraftTxt/ - a good internet source for the works of Shakespeare in their original spellings.</ref> Most other attempts to claim that there is a "mistake" in the Constitution are also not really mistakes at all. |
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| − | The above sections of Articles I and II give responsibility primarily to the States, but also to Congress, for determining elections rules with respect to members of the House, Senate, and Electoral College. The States determine who will be allowed to vote and the times on Election Day when the polling booths will be open to vote. Congress retained some power, such as establishing when Election Day is for the House, Senate, and Electoral College. | + | The above sections of Articles I and II grant authority primarily to the States, but also to Congress, for determining rules for electing the members of the House, Senate, and Electoral College. The States determine who will be allowed to vote and the times on Election Day when the polling booths will be open for voting. Congress retains some power, such as establishing when Election Day is for electing politicians to the House, Senate, and Electoral College. |
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| − | The following provisions in federal law establish that the elections of the representatives in the House and Senate, and the presidential electors, shall occur on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, which is called "Election Day": | + | The following provisions in federal law establish that the elections of the representatives in the House and Senate, and the presidential electors, shall occur on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, which is known as "Election Day": |
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| | 2 U.S.C. § 7 establishes that: | | 2 U.S.C. § 7 establishes that: |