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Are there any citizens who are not allowed to serve as a member of the electoral college?
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Yes, the Constitution prohibits Senators, Representatives, and anyone "holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States" from being an elector.
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When citizens vote for the Presidential candidate they are electing a member of the Electoral College?
Yes, you are right - that is what happens.
Who is an elector and what does the elector have to do with the election process?
An elector is a member of an electoral college. An electoral college convenes to discuss, agree on and elect a president. The electoral college of Rome elects the Pope.
Do US citizens vote directly for President?
No, actually they don't. During a presidential election, citizens vote for a member of a electoral college to cast their vote for them. States are given a number of votes based on the population of the state. For each vote a state has, a member of the electoral college is assigned to reflect the results of the people's vote. The scary thing is, the member of the electoral college does not necessarily have to vote in the light of the people. This system was put in place to prevent the people from voting in a dangerous tyrant into office! Although, in all of U.S. history, this has not happened...yet...
What is the name of the UK electoral system?
Single Member District Plurality or SMDP. Same as the United States (electoral college)=manufactured majority
What is electoral voting?
Electoral voting is when after the popular vote, which is tallied up and made public in November 6th , the electoral college begins to decide whether or they vote to be republican or democratic. it is a very long process and the results are announced in december.
Member of the Electoral College are called electors They are chosen by the of each state?
voters, people, etc.
Until the passage of the seventeenth amendment how were member of Congress elected?
Not sure but i believe it was electoral college. Krispy
What are electors?
An electorate is a member of the electoral college. The Electoral College are the people of the United States that are selected by their state to vote for the President and Vice President of the United States. The actual general public do not vote for President or Vice President. Typically, it is a population of qualified voters.
Which amendment member of the electoral college called electors will vote for one person as president and for another as vice persident?
_____ Members of the Electoral College, called electors, will vote for one person as president and for another as vice-president.
How many total members are in electoral college?
The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators.
If a state has four congressional districts sends four member to the house of representatives how many electors does it have representing it at the electoral college?
six
Is Washington D C a state or province?
Washington D.C. was carved out of land donated to the national government by Maryland and Virginia. It is under federal jurisdiction but it has petititoned to become a state. Its citizens have the right to vote for President (1961) and it has a member in the House of Representatives. It has limited self government but remains a "district" of the federal government. And it also has 3 Electoral Votes in the Electoral College.
