Talcott's brother, L. Grant Talcott, lettered the words, The Seal of the State of Washington, 1889, and another brother, G.N. Talcott, cut the printing die. More information can be found at the Secretary of State site on the State Seal.
The Electoral College is a method of indirect popular election of the President of the United States. The authors of the Constitution put this system in place so that careful and calm deliberation would lead to the selection of the best-qualified candidate..he Electoral College is a method of indirect popular election of the President of the United States. The authors of the Constitution put this system in place so that careful and calm deliberation would lead to the selection of the best-qualified candidate..
How exactly does this work? Under the Electoral College system, each state is assigned a certain number of votes. There are a total of 538 electoral votes, and the number of votes each state receives is proportional to its size --- the bigger the state's population the more votes it gets.