The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College.
这一“五分之三准则”使南方各州在选举团中的选票膨胀,从而使杰弗逊在1800年的总统选举中险胜。
Several states in the north-east and Midwest have lost population, and will probably lose seats in the House of Representatives (and electoral-college votes) to states in the South.
东北部和中部的几个州人口数量在减少,很可能将失去一部分众议院的议席,而南部的席位数有望增加。
This was not a direct test of popular sentiment: the senatorial electoral college is made up mainly of local and regional councillors, and the Socialists have won many local elections in recent years.
法国参议院选举团主要是由当地或地方议员组成,在近几年的地方选举中社会党人屡次获胜,可见以上不是什么直接民意测试。
Though his liberal stance won the electoral college, Patriarch Daniel will still have much to do to shore up his church against its critics.
尽管他慷慨的姿态赢得了选举团的青睐,但宗主丹尼尔仍将有很多事情要完成,从而保证其教会能抵制住外界的异议。
The decennial census is the basis on which federal money is disbursed and seats in the House of Representatives, and consequently Electoral College votes, are allocated.
十年一度的人口普查关系到联邦财政的使用,决定了众议院议席的分配,从而影响到各州的选举团人数。
Each state has as many votes in the Electoral College as it has members in Congress.
每个州选举团的票数与其在国会会员中的人数相同。
America's Allies would rally to him: the global electoral college on our website shows a landslide in his favour.
美国的盟国会向他聚拢:我们网页的全球竞选社团就压倒性地支持他。
In most election years, the Electoral College votes are a routine part of the process. The people who vote usually follow the popular vote in their state.
在大部分选举年,选举人团投票只是例行公事,这些投票人通常会遵循他们所在州的民众投票结果。
He said the Electoral College should delay its vote until its members can receive information from the Central Intelligence Agency about Russia's effect on the election.
他说,选举人团应该推迟投票,直到选举人收到中央情报局关于俄罗斯对选举影响的资料。
The electors are members of the Electoral College.
这些选举人都是选举团成员。
The Electoral College serves as a formality and usually receives little attention.
美国的选举人团投票基本上是走过场,通常没有多少人会关注。
And, the more people a state has, the more votes it gets in the Electoral College.
而且,一个州的人口越多,获得的选举人票就越多。
So, as a compromise, the founders created a system they called the Electoral College.
因此,作为妥协,这些缔造者创造了一种被称之为选举团的制度。
Meanwhile, an online petition that has been set up to demand that the Electoral College vote in favour of Hillary Clinton has gathered three million signatures, the Express. Co. UK reported.
另外,据英国《每日快报》网站报道,一封要求选举人团把票投给希拉里·克林顿的请愿书已经在网上获得近三百万民众签名支持。
I accept the finality of this outcome which will be ratified11 next Monday in the Electoral College.
我接受了最终的结果,下星期一,这个结果会在选举人团会议上得到确认。
True, this time the electoral college swelled to 130,000, or 12% of the citizenry, from just 7,000 anointed voters in 2007.
尽管此次选举团人数由2007年的7000名指定投票人上升到130000人,即全体国民的12%;
The electoral college is to rule on June 3rd, but few expect the stalemate to be broken.
选举委员会与6月3日对此进行裁决,但几乎没有人认为僵局能被打破。
Many people who favor a change in the nature of the Electoral College urge that the votes be awarded proportionately.
许多赞成在实质上更改“选举团”的人,极力主张票数应该按比例分配。
Many people who favor a change in the nature of the Electoral College urge that the votes be awarded proportionately.
许多赞成在实质上更改“选举团”的人,极力主张票数应该按比例分配。
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