A. He must hand to the inspectors of election a ballot upon, which is printed the names of the thirty-five Electors. Q. By whom are these votes to be canvassed (or counted)? A. By the same officers that canvass other votes. In New York State the inspectors of election canvass for their respective election districts, and certify the same to the Board of County Canvassers; the County Canvassers canvass for counties, and certify to the State Canvassers; the State Canvassers canvass for the State; and the Executive authority of each State causes three lists of the Electors of such State to be made and certified and delivered to the said Electors, on or before the first Wednesday in December. MEETING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. Q. What must the Electors that have been declared elected then do? A. I. They must meet on the first Wednesday in December succeeding their election, at such place in each State as the Legislature thereof shall designate (usually the capital), and vote for President and Vice-President, one of whom shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves. II. The Electors must make and sign three certificates of all the votes by them given for President and Vice-President, annexing to each a certificate of the Electors furnished by the authority of the Executive. III. These certificates must be sealed, certifying, on the outside of each, that there is contained therein a list of the votes of such State for President and Vice-President. IV. A person duly appointed by the Electors, or a majority of them, must take charge of and deliver one of these certificates to the President of the Senate, at the seat of government V. The second certificate must be forwarded through the mails to the President of the Senate, at the seat of government. VI. The third certificate must be delivered to the Judge of the District Court in which the electors assemble. OPENING AND COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTES. Q. When and by whom must these certificates be opened? A. On the second Wednesday in February the President of the Senate, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, must open these certificates, and the votes must then be counted. The person having the greatest number of votes, if that number be a majority, shall be the President; and the person having the greatest number of votes for Vice-President, if that number be a majority, shall be the Vice-President Q. Who must count the votes? A. Tellers appointed for that purpose by the House and Senate. Q. In case neither candidate for the presidency has a majority of all the electoral votes cast, what must be done? A. The election goes to the House of Representatives. ELECTION BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Q. How does this election take place? A. I. Two-thirds of the States must be represented to constitute a quorum. II. The candidates must be those already voted for, and must be confined to those receiving the highest number, not exceeding three.