POL 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Republican National Committee, Mike Pence

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 315
• Professor: Sylvia Thompson

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Left up to states to have elections, nothing in constitution about it. State government will elect us house members (2 year terms) Based on the rules of the democratic and republican national committee and the rules of each party, as well as the laws made by each state. To tell each state democratic and republican party leadership which delegates they should sent to the national convention. Based on the democratic and republican national party"s rules. To choose the democrats or republicans party"s nominees for president and vp who will run in november election. Voters tell state legislature which state presidential electors should be chosen to participate in the election of president and vp. Created by each state"s law and based on the us constitution. Each state"s electors meet in their state capitol to vote for the individuals the state want to hold the positions. Us house and us senate meet in d. c. to count the state electors" votes so the.