Elector 146775 216464840 2008-06-01T19:55:32Z 207.229.180.84 deleted OT detail; fixed redirected wikilinks {{voting}} An '''elector''' can be anyone who has a vote in an election. * The [[prince-elector]]s (''Kurfürsten'') of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] were the highest college in the [[Imperial diet]]. They chose the [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. * In the [[United States]], "electors" are members of the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]] who choose the [[President of the United States]]. A similar system has been used to elect the president in other countries, such as [[Finland]] until 1988. * Generally, any voter can be called an elector; collectively such electors may comprise an [[electorate]]. The term "voter" to represent the general voting public is commonly used in [[American English]], whereas the term "elector" is used in [[Australian English]] and in the [[Constitution of Australia]] to refer to the same group. * ''Elector'', a [[science fiction]] [[novella]] by [[Charles Stross]], later incorporated into his 2005 novel ''[[Accelerando (novel)|Accelerando]]''. ==See also== {{Elections-small}} {{disambig}} [[Category:Elections]] [[Category:Government institutions]] [[Category:Noble titles]] [[de:Wahlmann]] [[nl:Kiesman]] [[pl:Elektor]] [[sv:Elektor]]