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If the electoral college votes the president into office why do the people vote?
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∙ 6y ago
The electors in the Electoral College are selected by the popular vote of the people in each state. The people in each state vote to choose the electors that will represent the people of that state in the Electoral College.
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∙ 9y agoEvery state (and D.C.) uses the "popular vote" to determine which party's electors will be appointed by the state. If, for example, a state is allowed to appoint ten electors (because its Congressional representation is two Senators and eight Representatives), and most of the state's voters vote in favor of the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates, then the state appoints as electors ten people who have pledged to vote for the Democratic candidates. Likewise, if most of that state's voters support the Republican candidates, then the state appoints ten people who have pledged to vote for the Republican candidates. Since all of the electors are chosen based on who they have promised to vote for, everyone knows how the electoral voting will go based on each state's popular votes, and that is why the news media are almost always able to announce the winner of the presidential election during the night after Election Day, more than six weeks before the electoral college actually casts their votes.
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What office do the people not vote for directly?
the president. the electoral college choses
What group of people are officially responsible for electing a president?
The electoral college is the group of people who officially elect the US president.
How is the president voted int office?
The President is voted into office by way of the electoral college. The people cast their votes and based on their votes the electors vote for President.
What is the body of electors that represent the peoples vote in choosing the president?
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)
What people can vote for president and vice president?
US citizens who are registered to vote elect delegates to the Electoral College, and the Electoral College elects the president and VP.
Who do people vote for in the electoral college system?
President vice president
What body of people elect the president?
electoral college
Who are the group of people that cast official votes to elect the president called?
This group is called the electoral college; its members are called electors and the votes it casts are called electoral votes.
How do people get elected president us?
The President and the VP are elected by the Electoral College.
What is a group of people who help to select the president and the vice president?
The Electoral College
What is the name of the group of people thatchoose the vice president and president?
electoral college
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.
