As Election Day approaches, some interesting conversations are occurring regarding the November presidential election.
I received a call the other day asking what would happen if neither the presidential nor vice presidential candidates receive a majority of electoral votes in November.
It had never come up in any of the conversations I've been involved in, so I had no idea.
However, there are steps you can take if this happens.
To win, a candidate must receive at least 270 of the 538 votes available in the Electoral College.
If no one receives that many votes on election night, the election will go to the U.S. House of Representatives, which will only vote for the president among the three candidates who received the most votes. The Electoral College doesn't meet until January 6, so newly elected members of Congress will vote.
The vice presidential vote then goes to the U.S. Senate.
The Senate then votes on one of the top two candidates.
As you may know, Republicans currently hold a majority in the House of Representatives and Democrats hold a majority in the Senate.
Given that, if people believe that a third-party candidate can get enough votes to stop either of the two major party candidates from getting the magic number, then in the fall There could be some very competitive elections.
It's interesting to see that third-party races seem to be attracting more attention than usual this year.
Many believe there is more interest because some voters prefer someone other than the two potential candidates.
And one more thing: As of January 20th, the House of Representatives has yet to elect a president, so the next vice president nominated by the Senate will serve as “acting president” until a new president is elected.
This may sound far-fetched to many people.
However, if you look at history, it has happened twice.
The first was in 1800, when Thomas Jefferson was elected to the House of Representatives after 35 votes in six days.
Then again in 1824, John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson and was elected to the House of Representatives.
There was clearly a reason why this procedure was adopted.
Rather, it shows the importance of voting for candidates other than the president.
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In addition to the national competition, Jill Stein Green Party lawmakers are seeking enough signatures to appear on Pennsylvania's presidential election ballot. She is politically savvy, having previously run for president in 2012 and 2016.
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Crawford County Republicans held their spring dinner; helen powers Named June Bennett Woman of the Year eric henry Named Terry K. Stover Man of the Year.
Both awards are named after longtime party leaders. Mr. Bennett was a long-time secretary and a dedicated worker, and Mr. Stover was a long-time party chairman and a dedicated worker.
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Local government meetings often include a bit of humor as people react to various events.
At a recent Linesville Borough Council meeting, it was time for the mayor to speak. David Hoogstad Sr. swearing in newly appointed members; barry chapin.
As Hoogstad began to retrieve the book containing the oath, a retired senior district judge Rita Marwood offered assistance, and Hoogstand readily agreed. Marwood, who had memorized his oath, read it to Hogstad, who in turn read it for Chapin.
Mr. Chapin is also a former mayor, so he knew about the oath.
Marwood was in the audience and expressed concern about the number of mosquitoes near his home.
In accepting the nomination, Chapin said he will be out of town for several months but will attend via Zoom, telephone and other technological means. However, he added that he would have to get the kids set up (with the technology), saying, “I just don't know how.”
He is not the first public official to attend meetings by phone or other means.
Several Vernon Township supervisors and several members of the Conneaut Lake Borough Council will regularly attend by phone.
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Speaking of Linesville, apparently katie wickertserved as a councilor until accepting statehood, and appears to have resigned as chairman of the Bicentennial Committee.
The current report is Sequoia Whitmer He's the president now.
If the bicentennial celebration was anything like the annual tractor parade and other holiday festivities in the borough, it would be great.
The Linesville community is deeply involved in these events.
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Visitors to a recent Conneaut Lake Borough Council meeting stayed until the meeting was over.
When chairman of the council dick hollabaugh When asked if she wanted to address Congress, she said no.
“I’m just here waiting for the door prize,” she said.
There were obviously no door prizes.
Vernon area meetings always have at least two or three members, but often they just listen without asking questions.
For me, it's nice to see people attending meetings.
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nevertheless art getchell Although he never ran for public office, he served on various committees and was respected by many public officials.
He was always present at the Crawford County Fairbore meetings, which often lasted four hours.
He was a dedicated man who cared about his community and will be sorely missed.
Jane Smith is a former Meadville Tribune reporter who specializes in covering government and politics.
