tors or by the house of representatives; and that the vice-president
may also be elected in one of two ways--by electors or by the senate.

The mode of choosing the president is regarded by many as difficult to
remember. Perhaps making an outline like the following will aid the memory:

_First Mode or Process._

I. The electors, after they are chosen:
1. MEET in their respective states.
2. VOTE by ballot, for president and vice-president.
3. MAKE LISTS of the persons voted for and the number
of votes for each.
4. SIGN, CERTIFY and SEAL those lists.
5. TRANSMIT them to the seat of government, addressed
to the president of the senate.

II. The president of the senate:
1. OPENS the certificates, in presence of both houses.
2. DECLARES THE RESULT, after the votes have been
counted.

_Second Mode or Process._

Points-- President-- Vice-President--
Chosen by.......... House of Representatives The Senate.
From............... Three highest. Two highest.
Voting............. By ballot. By ballot.
State power........ Each one vote. Each two votes.
Quorum............. Representatives from Two-thirds of senators.
two-thirds of the states.
Necessary to choice Majority of states. Majority of senators

The place of meeting is usually the capital of the state.

Three "lists" of the vote for president and three for vice-president are
prepared, and "signed, certified and sealed." One pair of these lists is
sent by mail and another by special messenger. The third is deposited with
the judge of the United States District Court in whose district the
electors meet, to be called for if necessary. The purpose of these
precautions is to make sure that the vote of the state may not be lost,
but shall without fail reach the president of the senate.

_Clause 4.--Times of These Elections._

_The congress may determine the time of choosing the electors,[1] and the
day on which they shall give their votes;[2] which day shall be the same
throughout the United States.[3]_

[1] The day designated by congress is the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. The election always comes in "leap year."

[2] The electors meet and vote on the second Monday in January.

[3] This provision was designed, first, to prevent fraud in voting; and
second to leave each state free to act a