Article 2, Section 1, Paragraph 3
The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President.*
Electors Meet in their States
The Electors were to meet together in each State to vote. This was so that business could be efficiently concluded and there could be a certification of the vote. Voters could be identified and verified. Questions can be resolved. A consensus can be reached.
Biblically this concept comes from the Sanhedrin. There representatives would assemble from an area and make decisions for the community from a political and religious standpoint.
Is this concept useful in the future Kingdom of God? Will there be a need to figure out a system to choose a president for a country? The answer is a resounding “No!” First of all, the nations will be given as an inheritance to the Saints of Heaven. They will serve as the kings and priests of these nations. The point being, God appoints His people to rule and reign. Mankind has proven itself incapable of producing godly leadership that is free of fault and error. Only God can choose leaders.
Deuteronomy 17:14-15, "When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me; Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother."
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