Constitutional Residence
"According to the Constitution, electors must vote for at least one
candidate from a state other than their own. This is why political
parties usually select presidential and vice presidential candidates
from different states. If candidates on one ticket were from the same
state, that state's electors could not vote for the ticket.Just before he was nominated as the Republican candidate for vice president in 2000, Dick Cheney owned a home in Texas. Before the election he changed his legal residence to Wyoming, his birth state, which he had represented in Congress. Some Texas voters questioned the move and filed suit over the legitimacy of giving Texas' electoral votes to Bush, who had been Texas governor, and Cheney. Cheney's residence in Wyoming was ruled satisfactory in court."
Emily Fredrix, Associated Press Writer, October 26, 2004
State Size
Special Interests
Power of State Legislatures
Unlucky Luck
Ignoring Your Vote
More Options
Vague Values
Electoral Replacements
Electoral Tie
Favorite Son Effect
A Few States Wins
Electoral College Table of Contents