Who Are The Electors

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Who are the electors,  they’re the ones who elect
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The ones that you vote for,   who will vote in your stead

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You signal your choice you give them your trust
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But it’s up to them  and not up to us
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We’re only the voters,   they are the electors

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In Article II of the U.S. Constitution
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The framers spelled out how the chief executive is chosen
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They laid out the rules for elections

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They wanted a system that would be free from corruption
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The winner would be chosen by an unaligned delegation
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Without partisan affiliations

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They’re called the electors,  because they are elect
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They’re like our protectors,   adding one extra step

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You signal your choice you give them your trust
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But it’s up to them  and not up to us
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We’re only the voters,   they are the electors

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Every state gets a number of electors thats exactly the same
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As the number of senators and representatives they claim
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Plus three added on for dc

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They are the electors, all five hundred and thirty eight
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They are the electors,  giving smaller states an extra weight

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You signal your choice you give them your trust
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But it’s up to them  and not up to us
                Bm    A                 D
We’re only the voters,   they are the electors

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