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Certificate of the Determination of Electors

Certificate of the Determination of Electors: The official document by which a state informs the Federal government of the name of its presidential electors.

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The official document by which a state informs the Federal government of the name of its presidential electors. “As soon as possible after the presidential electors are chosen, the Governor shall send a certificate of the determination of the electors to the Archivist of the United States under the state seal.” 21-A Maine Rev. Stat. §803.

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