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- Oct 2024
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it might be unsafe to permit less than a majority to be conclusive, it is provided that, in such a contingency, the House of Representatives shall select out of the candidates who shall have the five highest number of votes, the man who in their opinion may be best qualified for the office.
If less than half of the voting population is not in agreement on the election, it could be unsafe. Therefore, the House of Representatives will choose, in their opinion, who is the best fit. This could get out of hand as the HOR could be corrupt and may not represent the people accurately.
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will expose them much less to heats and ferments, which might be communicated from them to the people, than if they were all to be convened at one time, in one place.
If all electors congregated in one place, there might be arguments and disagreements leading to the disruption of the task at hand.
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