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In what month are the official Electoral College votes for president cast and counted?
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∙ 12y ago
They electoral votes are opened and counted on Jan 6th(this is in the 2008 election. im not sure if it stays the same each year or not) , unless Congress passes a law to change that date. and The Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe votes from the several states are counted in December of the election year in special joint session of Congress, chaired by the Vice-President who opens and counts the votes from the states.
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∙ 6y agoThe 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. 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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∙ 11y agoThe official count occurs in January in a joint session of the new Congress.
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To continue on that, Congress will be in session at 1 pm on the 6th of January suceeding every meeting of the electors. The President of the Senate will be their presiding officer. The Vice President of the US is the President of the Senate.
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∙ 6y agoThe 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. The electoral votes are officially tabulated at the joint session of Congress and the winner of the election is officially declared.
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∙ 11y agoMonday, January 7th.
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∙ 11y agoDECEMBER
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∙ 12y agonovember
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When is the president of the US?
When the votes of the electoral college are counted.
When is the president of the US chosen?
When the votes of the electoral college are counted.
What group meets to elect the President?
This group is the electoral college.
What did t he electoral college do in 1828?
In 1828, the Electoral College performed its constitutional duty of electing the President and Vice President of the United States. The electoral votes were counted, and Andrew Jackson was elected as the seventh President of the United States.
Where are votes cast by the electoral college sent?
The votes of the electoral college are officially counted by the Congress. Each state also counts their own ballots.
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.
The electoral vote for president is counted in the presence of what two bodies?
The House and the Senate of the United States meet in Joint Session to hear the Electoral Votes Counted.
Where are the votes of the electoral college counted at?
The counting occurs at a joint session of Congress in the capitol in Washington, DC.
What body ACTUALLY elects the president?
The electoral college elects the US president. When the people vote for president, they are actually voting for the electors who made up the electoral college and who actually elect the president. The electors pledge to support one particular candidate. The electors never meet as a group but each elector votes in his state capital and the votes are sent to the Senate president. They are counted in a joint session of Congress.
What power does the Vice President have in the Senate?
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate. There is no Vice President of the Senate. He has the power to cast a deciding vote to break ties, and is present when the electoral college votes are counted.
What happens after the electoral college votes are cast?
The electoral votes are certified and sealed by the appropriate officers in each state capital and sent to the president of the United States Senate. At a special joint session of Congress they are opened and counted and the results are announced.
Who is the US President chosen by?
The US President is chosen by the Electoral College, which is obligated by law to vote according to the results of the popular election in all but two states. The number of Electors for each state is determined by their population as a percentage of the total US population, counted during the last census. For this reason, it is possible for a candidate to win the national popular election, but lose in the electoral college. Electoral members can and HAVE voted for other then the candidate they were sent to support
