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US Constitution: how the electors voted

Author: Constitutional Convention Year: 1787 Length: 417 characters Difficulty: easy Public domain

Eighteenth century drafting capitalises almost every noun, so this passage is a sustained workout for both Shift keys.

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.

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Under the original rule each elector voted for two people, and the runner up became vice president. The tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in 1800 showed the flaw, and the twelfth amendment replaced the rule in 1804. Almost every noun here starts with a capital letter, which is how the document was written throughout. That habit makes the passage harder to type than its length suggests.

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Under the original rule each elector voted for two people, and the runner up became vice president. The tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in 1800 showed the flaw, and the twelfth amendment replaced the rule in 1804. Almost every noun here starts with a capital letter, which is how the document was written throughout. That habit makes the passage harder to type than its length suggests.

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Eighteenth century drafting capitalises almost every noun, so this passage is a sustained workout for both Shift keys.

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