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NATIONAL ARCHIVES FEDERAL REGISTER. MICHAEL WHITE HAS BEEN THROUGH FIVE ELECTION
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CYCLES, AND HAS HANDLED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE FOR THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. HE'S GOING TO TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE...
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HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND LIKE TO GO OVER SOME KEY DATES THIS YEAR AND SPECIAL THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR AS YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE ELECTION COVERAGE ON...
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THE APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS
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WAS FINAL AFTER AN INITIAL RECOUNT. AND THEN THAT WAS CHALLENGED IN THE COURTS AND EVENTUALLY THE SUPREME COURT TOOK UP THE CASE. AT THAT POINT, FLORIDA...
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I WANTED TO MENTION A FEW THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS
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YEAR, THINGS WE ARE TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE WE WANT TO BE A DYNAMIC INSTRUMENT THIS YEAR. WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE OFR OFFICE OF THE...
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PROBLEM IS THE SUPREME COURT HAS NEVER REALLY RULED ON THE ISSUE DEFINITIVELY. IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THE ELECTOR COULD ACCEPT THE $500 FINE AND VOTE...
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ELECTORS, BARBARALET SIMMONS DECIDED FROM NEWS ACCOUNTS, THAT
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SHE WOULD WITHHOLD HER VOTE IN ORDER TO PROTEST THE LACK OF CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE DISTRICT. I DO RECALL THE ISSUE COMING UP IN ADVANCE...
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TO ENTERTAIN A THOUGHT, IF THERE WERE AGAIN A TIE IN THE SENATE, FOR THE VICE
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PRESIDENT, COULD THE SITTING VICE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE THEN CAST THE DECIDING VOTE, SAY, DICK CHENEY VOTE FOR HIMSELF IN THE END?...
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I THINK IS MATTER NOT DETERMINED. AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO SPECULATE ON HOW THAT WOULD BE DECIDED. I IMAGINE IT WOULD BE A RULING OF THE PROCEDURAL BODY...
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6th. WHEN WE HAD THE ELECTION SEASON STRETCHING ON INTO MARCH BEFORE THE DATES WERE CHANGED IN
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THE '30s, I THINK THAT WAS MORE OF A POSSIBILITY. BUT NOW, I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR IT WOULD BE THE NEW HOUSE DECIDING. THE DISCREPANCY IS THE VICE...
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COURT SAID, IN ORDER FOR FLORIDA'S VOTERS TO BE ASSURED THAT THEIR ELECTORAL VOTES WERE COUNTED, THAT DATE HAD TO BE ADHERED TO. THAT IS THE DATE WHERE...
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VALID. SO, IT'S A PRESUMPTIVE SITUATION. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A CON INCLUSIVE DETERMINATION. THE CONGRESS, UNDER THE EXISTING FEDERAL LAW, PRETTY...
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I THINK THAT PROBABLY GETS BACK TO THE SUPREME COURT CASE BUSH V GORE, WHERE ANOTHER ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES IS WHETHER THIS WAS AN ELECTION LAW THAT ...
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I DON'T KNOW. BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE ON ELECTION DAY. I THINK THAT MIGHT REQUIRE A LITTLE RESEARCH, BUT THAT MAY JUST GET IN UNDER THE WIRE. >> IF THERE'S...
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OUT OF THE-OUT OF THE DETERMINATION AT THAT POINT. THAT'S CORRECT. I SHOULD MENTION THAT IT IS BY STATE DELEGATION, SO YOU HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF DEADLOCKS
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OR LACK OF QUORUMS AND STATE MEETINGS. IT'S ALSO AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IS REQUIRED. IF YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF DEADLOCK YOU HAVE TO HAVE 26 VOTES TO ELECT...
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NO. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS OUT OF IT AT THAT POINT. THEY EITHER MAKE THEIR DECISION ON ELECTORAL COLLEGE DAY, DECEMBER 13th .
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ONE OF THE CANDIDATES GETS 270 ELECTORAL VOTES. IF THEY DON'T, THEN IT GOES TO THE HOUSE AND THE ELECTORS ARE OUT OF IT. >> BACK
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TO COLORADO, ARE
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THERE PRACTICAL ISSUES IN THE WAY THEY'RE GOING ABOUT THIS OTHER THAN THE LEGALITY YOU TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THAT COULD COMPLICATE THIS PROCESS. IF...
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DO YOU THINK THIS WILL BE A MESS OR LET THE COURTS SORT IT OUT? >> I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROCESS. I WILL LEAVE IT TO YOU ALL TO RESEARCH...
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IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF NUANCES THERE I HAVEN'T STUDIED. REALLY, I WOULDN'T EXPECT US TO GET INTO THAT. WE'LL GET SOMETHING FROM THE STATE. THE SECRETARY...
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THEIR BALLOTS AND SEND THEM TO WASHINGTON TO VARIOUS PLACES, AND TO THEIR OWN STATE. >>
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THEY WOULD BE IN THEIR OWN STATES AND CAST THE BALLOTS FOR PRESIDENT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. THE EARLIER DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 7th , AND THAT'S THE DATE FOR...
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CONTESTS, RECOUNTS TO BE DECIDED. >> AND
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THE 22nd? >> 22nd IS THE DEADLINE FOR A RESEAT OF THE VOTES AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND VOTER REGISTRATION. THERE IS NO PENALTY FOR FAILING TO GET...
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CALLS. >> GIVEN THE CONTEST
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FOUR YEARS AGO, HAVE YOU MADE ANY SPECIAL PREPARATIONS THIS TIME, IN TERMS OF STAFF OR COMMUNICATIONS OR RESEARCH? WHAT ARE YOU DOING DIFFERENTLY THIS...
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BASICALLY CONSISTS OF ME, MY ASSISTANT, WHO IS AN ATTORNEY AND WE CAN COUNT ON A FEW STAFFERS TO PITCH IN IF WE NEED
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HELP. WE GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF E-MAIL ON THIS THE LAST TIME AROUND. WE'RE COMMITTED TO ANSWERING EACH OF THOSE E-MAILS. WE BULKED UP OUR WEBSITE....
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ARE THERE SOME BIG EXAMPLES WHERE THESE REALLY DON'T MATCH? >> YES. WE DON'T HAVE THE TALLY FROM, I THINK IT'S 1888. WHERE IT WAS GROVER CLEVELAND'S...
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AND BENJAMIN HARRISON WAS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. CLEVELAND RAN -- BOTH CANDIDATES REALLY RAN A RATHER LACKLUSTER CAMPAIGN. HARRISON CALLED HIS THE...
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HERE. I DON'T EXPECT TO BE CONTACTED BY LAWYERS LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE VOTING RIGHTS AND VOTER FRAUD. IF WE DO HAVE INQUIRIES FROM STATE PARTY OFFICIALS,...
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AND COMPLETELY NONPARTISAN MANNER. WE'RE REALLY PROUD WE STAY OUT OF THE FRAY. WE TAKE QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE AND WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ELECTORAL...
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WE CAN PULL THEM UP JUST THE WAY THEY ARE NOW. THE SAME THING WE'RE DOING NOW. WE'LL KEEP THE REPORTERS OUT THERE.
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EVERY NIGHT UNTIL THE ELECTION WE BRING YOU THE EVENTS UNTIL THE 2004 VOTES. TONIGHT, A NUMBER OF TO DEBATES ON C-SPAN2 BEGINNING AT 7 P.M. EASTERN....
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