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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, November 3, 1964

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              On i part of americas political tee could the action me some Dies Mem elect if to Bouse Tut Nual can tree weeks n Ulysses Mori had totes his is a com Tomai prominent cast for be was i James Kikm with died a the i committee a to get m or vice caters vote if Congress Liotti an my Presl Bally pro the votes Eoanu the presidential t of elec his would Unyong the at electoral i from each state would Jhaver can if the cd a majority 7 for elec elected after 3d ballots and in 1824 the House picked John Quincy Adams on the first what happens vice presidential candidate a majority of electoral votes the Senate would each Sena Tor would have one and a majority of the entire be necessary for what if no president is elected by 107 the vice president elect would serve As acting president from 10 until a new president is this has never what if neither is elected by 0 Congress has the Power to decide by Law who shall act As president until one is has anyone Ever tried to change the electoral College system in almost every session of con proposals dealing with the elec toral College Are so far none has what Are the main proposals the electoral College and decide the election on the basis of the total popular  named for Republican Karl and former Republican Fredric Cou Dert it would eliminate the present sys tem of giving the entire electoral vote from one state to one one electoral vote would be Given to the candidate with the most votes in each congressional two electoral votes would go to the statewide Lodge Gossett named for former Republican Henry Cabot and former democratic edit would abolish the electoral College but retain the electoral dividing it proportionately to the popu Lar vote in each what Are the chances for a change judged by Congress past re actions to by the  press highs eeb computers and other electronic wonders Are taking some of the suspense out of american elec although More than 70 million people Are expected to vote in the general elec Tion computers will be predict ing the outcome before More than a fraction of the votes have been counted projecting returns from carefully selected bellwether election the polls open at various usually for 12hour periods from about 7 to 7 but a three hour difference in principal Lime zones stretches the total period even thousands of precincts in every Skufe there Are about polling places nationwide will be reporting results throughout the and Privatel Yop rated computers will be swallowing data to help determine the controversy has entered on whether a television network should be allowed to broadcast its computers prediction before everyone has there is no restriction on such democratic president Lyndon John son and Republican bar by Goldwater arc the first presidential candidates to i  this technical leap in election the computers made their first important debut last Spring in californian primary elec in another the associated United press International and the three major broadcasting net works National broadcasting com Columbia broadcasting and the american broadcasting com Pany Are pooling their resources to count the vote on election in the each Agency tallied votes independently of the the pooling arrangement is expected to Speed he process of collecting votes and provide a better picture of voting unless the presidential election is unusually the final outcome is Likely to be known election if the election is As it was in the result might not be known until the following another modern tool of the reelection sampling if voters views through the opinion played a big part in the both Johnson and Goldwater watched the results of altered their tactics along lines indicated by the polls and quoted percentages frequently during their Johnson hat demonstrated his popularity since he took office last no vember and major polls have rated him consistently ahead of usually by a Safe Republican Campaign directors tended to discount the importance of the polls while the democrats pointed with Pride to the presidents the potential electorate in the United slates this november will be about 114 million but it is Likely that nearly on fourth of these will be in eligible to vote because of failure to election experts say Many million registered voters will fail to vote because of with the heated Gold water Johnson exchanges on foreign pol icy and problems at the turnout is expected to top the 1960 record of votes voting machine below is Model and other Devki have revolutionized id a Presl Kenon was number 1964 the stars and stripes 13  
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