Reality Check: Gavin Newsom cannot be the VP choice

[brooklynite]

Per the Constitution:

Twelfth Amendment

The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves

Both Newsom and Harris are registered voters in California.

[JohnSJ]

1. He wouldn't be a good choice anyway, he doesn't have the experience in foreign affairs.

[multigraincracker]

2. Thanks for the reminder.

I’m a little slow in my senior age.

[BlueTsunami2018]

3. This is a common misconception.

The P and VP can be from the same state.

https://www.history.com/news/can-the-president-and-vice-president-be-from-the-same-state

[Ocelot II]

4. Technically they can, but CA's electors can only vote for one of them.

So unless one of them establishes residency in another state like Cheney did so he could be W's running mate (and not sacrifice TX's electoral votes), CA's electoral votes could be cast only for Harris or only for Newsom.

[DC77]

5. Does she not reside in D.C.?

Formerly a California resident, anyways.

[Arthur_Frain]

6. I don't think that's what it means exactly.

It’s a difficultly worded passage, but I don’t believe it means the two positions have to come from different states, I think this passage is referring to the electors home state.