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Understanding the Presidential Election Law in 1888
The article explains that the president and vice president are not chosen by direct vote in November but by electors. Voters in each state choose electors equal to their Senators and Representatives. Electors meet on the second Monday in January to cast ballots, pledges being moral rather than legal, allowing voting for non-named individuals. The ticket with the most electoral votes wins.
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