1. A member of the electoral college chosen to elect the President and Vice President.
— Also termed presidential elector. [Cases: United States 25. C.J.S. United States § 46.]
2. A voter. [Cases: Elections 59. C.J.S. Elections § 16.]
qualified elector. A legal voter; a person who meets the voting requirements for age, residency, and registration and who has the present right to vote in an election. See VOTER. [Cases: Elections 59–87. C.J.S. Elections §§ 15–19, 26, 28–29, 32.]
3. A person who chooses between alternative rights or claims.
4. Hist. The title of certain German princes who had a voice in electing the Holy Roman Emperors. • This office sometimes became hereditary and was connected with territorial possessions.
