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In 2008: December 15.
"Electors chosen on Election Day meet in their respective state capitals (or in the case of Washington, D.C., within the District) on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December, at which time they cast their electoral votes on separate ballots for President and Vice President. In 2008, that meeting will be on December 15." (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College )
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. The entire Electoral College does not meet together in one place. Electors meet in their respective state capitals (electors for the District of Columbia meet within the District) on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December, at which time they cast their electoral votes on separate ballots for president and vice-president. Each state then forwards the election results to the President of the U.S. Senate, the Archivist of the United States, the state's Secretary of State, and the chief judge of the United States district court where those electors met. A joint session of Congress takes place on January 6 in the calendar year immediately following the meetings of the presidential electors. Senate pages bring in the boxes containing each state's certified vote and place them on tables in front of the Senators and Representatives. Each house appoints two tellers to count the vote (normally one member of each political party). Relevant portions of the Certificate of Vote are read for each state, in alphabetical order. The electoral votes are officially tabulated at the joint session of Congress and the winner of the election is officially declared. The sitting vice-president is expected to preside at the joint session.
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. The entire Electoral College does not meet together in one place. Electors meet in their respective state capitals (electors for the District of Columbia meet within the District) on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December, at which time they cast their electoral votes on separate ballots for president and vice-president. Each state then forwards the election results to the President of the U.S. Senate, the Archivist of the United States, the state's Secretary of State, and the chief judge of the United States district court where those electors met. A joint session of Congress takes place on January 6 in the calendar year immediately following the meetings of the presidential electors. Senate pages bring in the boxes containing each state's certified vote and place them on tables in front of the Senators and Representatives. Each house appoints two tellers to count the vote (normally one member of each political party). Relevant portions of the Certificate of Vote are read for each state, in alphabetical order. The electoral votes are officially tabulated at the joint session of Congress and the winner of the election is officially declared. The sitting vice-president is expected to preside at the joint session.
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What month is the electoral college meet?
october
Where do electors meet when they participate in the electoral college?
The Electors meet in the capitols of their respective states.
When does Congress meet to count the electoral college vote?
January 8 I think
What group meets to elect the President?
This group is the electoral college.
Is the electoral college located in DC?
The Electoral College is not a college in the traditional sense. Once every four years when the electors meet in the state capitals to cast their votes for president, reporters call that "The Electoral College." Saying "The Electoral College met," is simply a shorthand way of saying, "The Electors met in their respective State Capitals to cast their votes." The second statement is what really happened. The Electoral College does not really exist.
Which candidate won the electoral college?
The Electoral college vote will be the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, when the electors of the Electoral College meet in their state capitals and cast their votes. The delay is because in times past, it took awhile to count all of the votes from outlying areas of the country.
What system is often called a winner take all system?
Electoral college
Who ellects the president of the US?
The electoral college
Is it true that the electoral college meets in February after a presidential election to elect the president?
You're close, but it's not in February. The new President is inaugurated in January, after the election in November, so the electoral college has to meet earlier than February. But they do elect a President. The general election elects members of the electoral college.
When does the Electoral college actually convene?
The Electoral College does not convene as one body but instead the electors meet in the state capitols of their respective states; most of these meetings of electors will happen in most of the states on December 15.
In what month do you the voters vote for the President When does the Electoral College meet When is the president inaugurated?
The public votes on the day after the first Monday of November. The electoral college votes on the Monday after the second Wednesday of December. The electoral votes are counted on January 6. Inauguration Day is January 20.
Where Does the electoral college meet?
The Electoral College meets in the respective state capitals to cast their votes for President and Vice President. This typically takes place in December following the general election in November. However, it is important to note that there is no physical location where all the Electoral College members gather in one place. Each state has its own meeting location for their electors.
