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	Line of Succession to President of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pakistan had a parliamentary system of government that has been modified several times since its inception.
		The constitution does not allow for a Vice President, but the President of the Senate of Pakistan officiates in the absence of the President and takes over on the President's death or removal from office.
		The Electoral College of Pakistan is responsible for electing a new president.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Line_of_Succession_to_President_of_Pakistan (149 words)

	Electoral college - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An electoral college is a set of electors who are empowered as a deliberative body to elect someone to a particular office.
		For example, the President of Finland was elected by an electoral college between 1919 and 1987.
		Formerly in Brazil, during it's military rule period, the president was elected by the Electoral college made by the senators, deputies, state deputies and law-makers in the cities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Electoral_College (640 words)

	The U.S. Electoral College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The electors in each state vote on separate ballots for President and Vice President, at least one of whom must not be an inhabitant of that state.
		Regardless of why the system was chosen, the term "electoral college" is not used in the U.S. Constitution, and it wasn't until the early 1800s that it came into general usage as the unofficial designation for the group of citizens selected to cast votes for President and Vice President.
		The fear is without the college, one could campaign and win in only the 10 largest cities in the union disenfranchising (for one example) the sparsely populated mountain region of the United States.
	www.aimlesswords.com /archives/20040526/the_us_electoral_college (3966 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Q&A: The US Electoral College
		Each state has a number of electors in the Electoral College equal to the total of its US senators (always two) and its representatives, which are determined by the size of the state's population.
		In 2000 an elector from the District of Columbia abstained.
		The electors are chosen by the parties before the election, often in a vote at a convention.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/3736580.stm (803 words)

	Encyclopedia: Electoral College of Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Senate of Pakistan is the upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan.
		The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan.
		The voters in each state vote for Electors who are pledged to their candidate, and will cast votes for that candidate in the College.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Electoral-College-of-Pakistan (321 words)

	Pervez Musharraf
		He rose to the rank of General and was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan on October 7, 1998 when Pakistan's army chief, General Jehangir Karamat was forced to resign after calling for military representation in a National Security Council of Pakistan.
		In a vote of confidence on January 1, 2004, Musharraf won 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, was "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
		On January 1, 2004 Musharraf won a confidence vote in the Electoral College of Pakistan, consisting of both houses of Parliament and the four provincial assemblies.
	pervez.musharraf.net /Pervez_Musharraf.htm (2778 words)

	Talk:Electoral college - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Personally, I wouldn't say that the founding father's intended the U.S. Electoral College to balance the power of urban centers per se.
		This is exactly what the United States Senate was intended to do, and the two extra votes per state in the Electoral College was an extension of that.
		If the specification was electoral colleges for choosing a president a number of the others have to go as well.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Electoral_college (930 words)

	Procrastination: Electoral College Modifications
		Nowadays, Maine and Nebraska give 2 electoral votes each to the winner of the popular vote in the state while the other electoral votes in these states are divided based on who wins the individual congressional districts in the state.
		The electoral college exists to preserve the federation of states and preserve their clout despite urbanisation and clustering.
		The electoral is a fine vindication of this belief and preserves the balance of the electorate vis a vis the voice of the collective.
	www.zackvision.com /weblog/2004/10/electoral-college.html (2793 words)

	Vladimir Putin, Faithless Elector - The Russian president embraces our Electoral College. By Timothy Noah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Although some states have passed laws requiring electors to vote for the presidential ticket they were chosen to represent, these laws have never been tested in court and are probably unconstitutional.
		Putin's observation that the Electoral College "is not considered undemocratic" was probably intended to carry an ironic sting: The Electoral College is indeed considered somewhat undemocratic, which is why people like me want to be rid of it.
		Electors are chosen largely based on their commitment to the ticket they represent, and therefore they are predisposed to behave themselves.
	slate.msn.com /id/2114104 (556 words)

	Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan
		The longer-term implications of the results, according to analysts, are that Musharraf can now position himself to further consolidate his power, and at the same time do something to answer international pressure for change in the country.
		Following the first round of local elections, the religious parties are now on the back foot, and they will have lost much of their ability to mobilize the masses, while giving Musharraf a better chance to push ahead with more contentious policies.
		Many on the more extreme side of Pakistan's body politic resent the rapprochement of the past year or so with Delhi, as anti-India sentiment has been a powerful rallying cry ever since the nations were carved out of the British Raj in 1947.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/GH26Df02.html (884 words)

	Popularity Contest - In defense of the Electoral College. By Walter Dellinger
		One cannot persuasively impeach the electoral vote with a national popular-vote number that was wholly irrelevant to the campaign that was actually run.
		It is a myth that the Framers designed an "electoral college" with the idea that an elite set of men would gather to choose the person they thought should be president.
		But the Electoral College system itself should remind every president that although he is chosen by a process that involves significant popular input, his selection is not by virtue of a plebiscite that makes him, like a Juan Peron, the embodiment of the People Themselves.
	www.slate.com /id/2108991 (1148 words)

	Pakistan Link - Letter & Opinion
		His selection to the Electoral College comes a few months after he was unsuccessful in his bid to become a member of the Democratic National Committee.
		The Electoral College system for electing the President of the United States is part of the original United States Constitution dating back to 1789.
		Under the Electoral College system every state is granted an elector for each member of its Congressional delegation, plus the state’s two seats in the Senate.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Community/2004/Sept04/03/05.html (646 words)

	Pakistan
		These invasions began to separate Pakistan from the historical currents that dominated Indian history even prior to Islam and yet eastern Pakistan would remain somewhat culturally allied to adjacent regions in India, while western Pakistan emerged as an extension of the Perso-Afghan civilization dominated by the Pashtuns and Baluch.
		The Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore commemorates the Pakistan ResolutionFrom August 14, 1947, until 1971, the nation consisted of West Pakistan and East Pakistan.East Pakistan seceded from Pakistan after the Civil War of 1971, becoming the nation of Bangladesh.
		A parliamentary electoral college - consisting of the National Assembly and Senate and the provincial assemblies - gave Musharraf a vote of confidence[3] (http://www.dawn.com/2004/01/02/top1.htm) on January 1, 2004, thereby legitimizing his presidency until 2007.
	www.sikhiwiki.org /index.php?title=Pakistan (2028 words)

	Electoral College of Pakistan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Electoral College of Pakistan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Electoral College of Pakistan contains research on
		Electoral College of Pakistan, External links and Government of Pakistan.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Electoral_College_of_Pakistan (130 words)

	How the Electoral College works -DAWN - International; 02 November, 2004
		Here is how it works: NOV 2: Voters in 50 states and the District of Columbia select 538 representatives to the Electoral College, a decentralized body established in the constitution to apportion presidential votes among the states.
		Each state receives electors equal to the number of its representatives in Congress, which consists of the 435-member House of Representatives and the 100-member Senate.
		Most states use the general election to select electors, though there is no federal requirement that they vote in accord with the statewide popular vote.
	www.dawn.com /2004/11/02/int5.htm (285 words)

	Voting on the Electoral College \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Because proportional electoral voting would much more closely reflect popular opinion, a squeaker race could result in a deadlocked electoral college.
		George Edwards, a political scientist and author of the new book, "Why The Electoral College is Bad for America," notes that were such a system in place, the elections of 1960, 1968, 1992, 1996, and 2000 all would have been deadlocked, and thrown to the House for resolution.
		Unless the Electoral College is completely abolished in favor of the popular vote, it's best not to tinker with it.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/1019/p08s03-comv.html (694 words)

	In the electoral vote, complications abound - Tom Curry - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In those two states, one elector is awarded to the candidate receiving the most votes in each of the congressional districts, and the remaining two electoral votes are awarded to whoever gets the most votes statewide.
		A legislature could for instance, appoint a specific group of electors, such as retired judges, could choose electors randomly from the state’s population, or could say the presidential candidate who wins the most votes nationwide would get all of that state’s electoral votes.
		If the electors have not been appointed by noon on the day they are to meet, the law says the governor shall appoint them.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6327343?gt1=5472 (1969 words)

	Scrap US electoral college, says New York Times.htm in Business Recorder on August 30, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		NEW YORK: The United States should abolish its electoral college because it creates the possibility that the president will be a candidate who loses the popular vote, the New York Times said on Sunday.
		The electoral college "thwarts the will of the majority, distorts presidential campaigning and has the potential to produce a true constitutional crisis," the paper said in an editorial.
		"The main problem with the electoral college is that it builds into every election the possibility, which has been a reality three times since the Civil War, that the president will be a candidate who lost the popular vote," the editorial said.
	www.paksearch.com /br2004/Aug/30/Scrap%20US%20electoral%20college,%20says%20New%20York%20Times.htm (346 words)

	Carolina Morning News on the Web \| Local News - Electoral college gets Lowcountry votes 11/10/00
		Though some say electoral college voting is outdated and unnecessary, many in the Lowcountry support it.
		For that reason, South Carolina, whose electoral college votes were considered Bush votes early in the campaign, saw very little of the presidential candidates, she noted.
		The 2000 presidential election is not the first time Americans have debated popular voting and electoral college voting, according to history and political science professors.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/111000/LOCelectoralcollege.shtml (880 words)

	How the US Electoral College works.htm in Business Recorder on November 01, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Voters in 50 states and the District of Columbia select 538 representatives to the Electoral College, a decentralized body established in the Constitution to apportion presidential votes among the states.
		Each state receives electors equal to the number of its representatives in Congress, which is comprised of the 435-member House of Representatives and the 100-member Senate.
		Meeting in their respective state capitals, electors vote for president and vice president, transmitting the results to the federal government.
	www.paksearch.com /br2004/Nov/1/How%20the%20US%20Electoral%20College%20works.htm (285 words)

	Nothing Aside: Dump The Electoral College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Defenders of the system argue that if the electoral college were abolished smaller states would not get the attention they need from presidential candidates.
		In addition, as you no doubt know, the electoral college is a part of our form of government, federalism, and is modeled after it.
		The electoral college is a thing of the past that has no purpose in our current, modern America.
	kris.typepad.com /blog/2004/08/dump_the_electo.html (769 words)

	Why Don't We Abolish the Electoral College? Emily Yoffe
		Abolishing the Electoral College would require the busy work of a constitutional amendment, and since the issue only comes up every four years and it's almost always worked, it's not a real winner of an issue for a politician to get behind.
		The electors are usually active members of their state party and are selected by the party to appear on the ballot of their presidential candidate.
		There are essentially no federal qualifications to be an elector although none can be a current national office holder nor have "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States." Coretta Scott King was an elector from Georgia, and before he was selected Ronald Reagan's CIA chief, William Casey was an elector from New York.
	www.slate.com /id/1006385 (596 words)

	Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Opponents of the Electoral College were swift to dismiss the institution as outdated and elitist in the aftermath of the contested 2000 election.
		Tracing the history of the Electoral College from the Constitutional Convention to the present, her book defends this much-maligned institution and explains why the Framers took such pride in their special creation.
		While a major newspaper editorial may argue that the 2004 election result necessitates getting rid of the Electoral College, the case could not be clearer – the Electoral College does not ignore the will of the people.
	new.heritage.org /Press/Events/ev111804a.cfm (255 words)

	State-by-state US Electoral College vote -DAWN - International; 06 November, 2004
		WASHINGTON, Nov 5: The final tally of the Electoral College vote in Tuesday's US election.
		The number of Electoral College votes for each state is given in brackets:
		Electoral College: Bush: 271 votes - Gore: 266 votes.
	www.dawn.com /2004/11/06/int12.htm (95 words)

	Carolina Morning News on the Web \| Local News - Electoral College violates principle of one person, one vote 11/18/00
		Electoral College violates principle of one person, one vote
		Yet, the systems for electing the most important representative of the American people are stuck in a time warp.
		The Electoral College, a curious vestige of the 18th century, violates the principle of one person, one vote.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/111800/LOCsuggsltr.shtml (351 words)

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		According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by an Electoral College of Pakistan electoral college consisting of the Senate of Pakistan Senate, National Assembly of Pakistan National Assembly, and the provincial assemblies.
		Formerly, when the office was held by ecclesiastics, a "Keeper of the Great Seal" acted in the Lord Chancellor s absence.
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	This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow: August 01, 2004 - August 07, 2004 Archives
		Information gleaned from a prominent al-Qaeda leader arrested in Pakistan last week did not provide sufficient evidence of an imminent terrorism threat in the US, senior Pakistani officials familiar with the case said yesterday.
		A month ago, several members of Pakistan's security services warned that the Bush White House was planning to distract the U.S. media from John Kerry's moment in the national spotlight by delivering a well-timed Al-Qaeda arrest during the convention.
		The timing, however, couldn't be political (Team Bush claimed), because the new alert resulted largely from the arrests in Pakistan, which led to information requiring urgent action.
	www.thismodernworld.com /weblog/mtarchives/week_2004_08_01.html (2146 words)

	Bush edging Kerry in Electoral College votes
		The Associated Press' analysis of state polls and strategists' interviews indicates that President Bush has 25 states and 213 Electoral College votes to challenger John Kerry's 14 states and 193 votes.
		The candidates are in a dead heat in 11 states that have 128 electoral votes, including Florida.
		The college has shifted in 4 years, moving a few more votes to states Bush won.
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