Yeas: Virginia, North Carolina, 2. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, 9.
It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "five," and to insert "three;" which passed in the negative.
Yeas: Virginia, North Carolina, 2. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, 9.
It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "five," and to insert the word "thirteen;" which passed in the negative.
Yeas: North Carolina, South Carolina, 2. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, 9.
It was moved and seconded to add, after the word "electors," the words "who shall have balloted;" which passed in the negative.
Yeas: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, 4. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, South Carolina, Georgia, 7.
It was moved and seconded to add, after the words "if such number be a majority of the whole number of the electors," the word "appointed;" which passed in the affirmative.
Yeas: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, 9. Nays: Virginia, North Carolina, 2.
It was moved and seconded to insert, after the words "the legislature may determine the time of choosing and assembling the electors," the words "and of their giving their votes;" which passed in the affirmative.
The house adjourned.
Thursday, September 6, 1787.
It was moved and seconded to insert the following words after the words "may be entitled in the legislature," in the 5th clause of the report, entered on the Journal of the 4th instant:—
"but no person shall be appointed an elector who is a member of the legislature of the United States, or who holds any office of profit or trust under the United States;"
which passed in the affirmative.
It was moved and seconded to insert the word "seven," instead of "four," in the 4th clause of the report; which passed in the negative.
Yeas: New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, 3. Nays: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, 8.
