Commentary On Elections-Part Twenty-Seven & Part Twenty-Eight

Commentary On Elections-Part Twenty-Seven

As stated in an earlier post, it cited the same people who should cast votes for gubernatorial electors should not also separately cast votes for vice-gubernatorial electors. Not only should there be two separate set of electors who individually choose each candidate for Governor and Vice-Governor, a gubernatorial elector should be chosen differently than a vice-gubernatorial elector.

Currently both officeholders are elected by direct popular vote. That has to change. In many states the vice-governor assists the governor in the performance of gubernatorial responsibilities. That must stop as well. Separation of powers as checks and balances must be maintained so that neither office becomes too strong or too weak in providing governance. No office or institution in the three branches of government should ever be too independent nor too dependent on any other office or entity (public or private).

Commentary On Elections-Part Twenty-Eight

Presidential and vice-presidential electors were originally state and not federal functionaries. However since federal government became the supreme governmental authority after the end of the American Civil War, these electors became federal functionaries.

Because two separate set of electors should individually choose these two head executives (VPOTUS & POTUS), the age requirements for voters who choose these electors should be the same as for voters who choose federal lawmakers. The choosing of President and Vice-President is as federal as voting on federal legislation. Therefore age requirements of all voters for all federal officials have to be the same.