The Electoral College system was established in Article II of the Constitution and amended by the 12th Amendment in 1804. Each state gets a number of electors equal to its number of members in the U.S. House of Representatives plus one for each of its two U.S. Senators. The District of Columbia gets three electors.
Minimum Hall Width. You did not say where you lived, and it makes a difference, since many time codes are different depending on where you live. You will indeed need to check with you permit department. Now in most areas it is 32 minimum. Fire door yes, 60 minute or 90 minute.
The outside width of the building was 22 feet, exclusive of the covered east and west corridors which were 8 feet 4 inches and 9 feet 11 inches respectively, making an over-all width of 40 feet 3 inches. It contained a single row of 17 rooms and the walls were 30 inches thick.