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G) JUST AHEAD ON NEED TO KNOW – IT’S A STORY MOST OF US HAVE NEVER HEARD – DURING WORLD WAR TWO – THE UNITED STATES TOOK IN LESS THAN A THOUSAND REFUGEES – MOSTLY JEWISH - FLEEING HITLER’S CONCENTRATION CAMPS – THEY WERE BROUGHT TO UPSTATE NEW YORK AND PUT BEHIND A FENCE – WE TALK ABOUT SAFE-HAVEN NEXT – ON NEED TO KNOW

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Ruth Gruber/Refugee Assistant: "A camp is a camp, is a camp- And no camp is good for people; makes people deteriorate."

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538 Electors

435 – 1 per Congressional District

100 - 1 per U.S Senator

3 - District of Columbia

270 votes needed to win

(Board #2)

Dec. 18^th - Electors meet in each State

Dec. 27^th - Votes collected in Wash.

Jan. 6^th - Votes counted in Congress

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Moynihan (7:56:15) "...it's an 18th century arrangement, but we're the oldest constitutional government in the world, in the history of the world, can't be that bad."

(G) SENATOR MOYNIHAN SAYS THE COLLEGE PROTECTS THE INTERESTS OF SMALLER STATES AND HAS SOME OTHER ADVANTAGES – WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT BUT FIRST A LOOK AT SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE -

THERE ARE 538 MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE – ONE EACH IS SELECTED FROM THE NATION’S 435 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS – 1 ELECTOR IS SELECTED FOR EACH U.S. SENATOR SEAT AND THREE FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – THE FEWEST NUMBER OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS A STATE CAN HAVE IS THREE – AS EACH STATE HAS TWO SENATORS AND AT LEAST ONE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT – A SIMPLE MAJORITY ELECTORAL VOTES ARE NEEDED TO WIN THE PRESIDENCY – USUALLY 270 - KEY DATES TO REMEMBER ARE DECEMBER 18^TH - WHEN THE ELECTORS MEET IN THEIR STATE CAPITALS – DECEMBER 27^TH – WHEN ALL THE ELECTORS VOTES MUST BE IN HAND IN WASHINGTON AND JANUARY 6^TH – WHEN THE VOTES ARE COUNTED IN CONGRESS.

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(G) IN THE COUNTY’S HISTORY – ONLY THREE PRESIDENTS HAVE LOST THE POPULAR VOTE BUT WON THE PRESIDENCY IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE - THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENED WAS IN 1888. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT AND MORE WITH AN ACTUAL MEMBER OF THIS YEAR’S ELECTORAL COLLEGE – BUT FIRST HERE’S A LOOK BY - THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER - AT WHAT THE COLLEGE IS AND WHY WE HAVE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE - (:25)

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(G) IT IS POSSIBLE TO ELECT A PRESIDENT WITHOUT ALL 538 ELECTORS CASTING A VOTE. THE 12^TH AMMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES ONLY A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORS TO VOTE. NOTHING IN THE CONSTITUTION SAYS ALL ELECTORS MUST VOTE. JOINING ME IN STUDIO TO DISCUSS OUR ELECTORAL COLLEGE ARE – CAROLEE CONKLIN – THE ROCHESTER CITY CLERK AND MEMBER OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE REPRESENTING THE 28^TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT – BOB SMITH AND YES THAT BOB SMITH – HOST OF WXXI AM - THE 1370 CONNECTION - BOB HAS A DOCTORATE IN AMERICAN HISTORY – AND ALSO PROFESSOR JEFFREY KOCH (KUCK) OF SUNY GENESEO’S POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. WELCOME AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

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(G) MANY THANKS TO OUR GUESTS - ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBER CAROLEE CONKLIN – WXXI’S OWN BOB SMITH AND PROFESSOR JEFFREY KOCH OF SUNY GENESEO. WHAT DO YOU THINK? SHOULD THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE BE ABOLISHED OR LEFT ALONE – COME ON LINE AND VOTE AT NY-ELECTION – DOT –

O-R-G – THERE’S SURVEY RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE – YOU CAN ALSO SHARE YOUR VIEWS THERE BY CLICKING ON THE ONLINE DISCUSSION – THAT’S OUR PROGRAM – UNTIL NEXT WEEK – I’M GARY WALKER – GOOD BYE.