E.+Elections,+Qualifications+&+Terms

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__**Elections **__

There are federal elections are held every 2 years which is on the first Tuesday after the First Monday of November. Every member of the House of Representatives and about one third of the Senate are up for re-election in any given election year. There is a presidential election held every fourth year. All federal elections are administered through states and local governments. In order for an election to happen and be successful you have to have a voting system. Our law for voting is that you must be at least 18 years or older to vote. Even though laws of the voting process vary between each state the age still stays the same. Also, each citizen must register to vote except in the state of North Dakota.

Electoral College is the process that the founding fathers established in the Constitution as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and a the election of the president by a popular vote by qualified citizens. This process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting where they vote for president and vice president. The counting of electoral votes by Congress. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority, 270, of electoral votes is required to elect the president. The process is described in detail here: [|You Tube video]

__**Qualifications **__

There are certain qualifications that need to be followed in order to become the president of the United States. The person who runs for office should be at least thirty five years or older, and needs to be either a natural born citizen or live in the U.S. for 14 years or more. The elected president can serve no more than two terms which is eight years. If the president dies or resigns the vice president takes the president place for the remainder of the term. To be a member of the Presidential cabinet A cabinet member cannot be a member of Congress or be a Governor. The President nominates cabinet members, who have gone to the United States Senate to become one, to do so the Senate decides on a simple majority vote. If the member is approved, they are sworn in and begin their duties.

__**Terms **__

A presidential term is four years. Before the ratification of the 22nd amendment in 1951, the president could serve an unlimited amount of terms. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only president to be elected more than twice and was elected four times but died shortly into his fourth term. A president's term can either be cut short or elongated past the two terms. Impeachment is an option of the House of Representatives, where they can remove the president, vice president or secretary only for, "Treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." A power they performed during the case, "[|United States v. Nixon"]. Although he didn't get removed from office he resigned 9 days after the court's decision. A president's term can be served more than twice by utilizing the 'term limit' where they can serve two more years of another president's term.

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