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WI the founding fathers, fearing the rise of a popular vote for President, had written different rules for the electoral college.

1) The state legislatures (possibly only the upper houses thereof) choose electors.

2) That electors meet in the Federal capital. If there is no 1 top vote getter who has more than half the total number of electors (rememberin that in the early days electors voted for 2 with the guy coming second being VP.) There could be up to 2-3 weeks of ballotining until probably the Senate chose the President.


How much of an impact would this have had on 1800?

If the result on the first ballot was roughly as in OTL; Jefferson and Burr equal 1st with 73 votes each) would lots of Federalist electors have given votes for Burr?
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