Electors Voting Process: Part Eight

Electors Voting Process: Part Eight

Electors for the federal executive heads have to be eligible in order to be chosen. They should not be a participant in the core functions of any of the three branches of government. They should also meet the standard constitutional requirements. Finally, electors have to obtain a sufficient number of signatures in his/her federal congressional district (Presidential) or state senate district (Vice-Presidential)  in order to obtain eligibility. 

Electors have a special role. They cast votes on a one-time basis. After that they have no role. They then go back to their normal life. In lieu of this, there must be an incentive for an individual to seek this position. After all, they have to contest elections for this role that has a very limited term. 

One incentive is eligible candidates are advertised, by the proper government agency that handles elections, to their specific electorate. Since serving as an elector is a public responsibility, the public should meet the expense of this advertisement. In this advertisement, a candidate for elector can "spell out" the reasons why he/she should be voted as the elector to their electorate.

Another incentive is compensation. Considering the magnitude of their decision, electors have to get paid a fair amount. In the American Constitution, it should be cited that an elector should receive, for his/her services, an amount equivalent to one month's salary which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives receives.