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The amount of electors is determined by the total number of members a state has in Congress (Congressmen plus Senators)

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It's based on the state's population and Congressional districts.

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Q: What determines the amount of presidential electors per state?
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A State's presidential electors are chosen by?

The state presidential electors are chosen by the individual parties. Each state party organization has different rules how the electors are chosen.


Minimum number if presidential electors from any state?

The minimum number of presidential electors from any state is three. The minimum age to be a US President is 35.


The least number of Presidential electors a State can have is?

three


How are a state's presidential electors chosenBy?

by popular vote


How many presidential electors are in Idaho?

Dude, there are 4 presidential electors in Idaho. The number of electors in any state is equal to that state's congressional presence- Meaning, a state has the same number of electors as it has people in congress. In Idaho, that means 4 (because we have 2 senators and 2 representatives).


How many electors are in new your state?

There are a total of 538 electors in the Electoral College for the presidential election. New York State has 29 electors in the Electoral College.


Do the electors vote and then they decide who gets the electoral vote for that state?

The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.


What state does the presidential electors vote?

In December following the presidential election, on a day set by law, the presidential electors (of the Electoral College) in each state and the District of Columbia assemble. State electors usually meet in their state's capital. The electors then cast their ballots for President and Vice President. Either by custom, or in a few states, by law, electors vote for their party's choices for the two offices. The lists of these elections are sent under seal to the president of the Senate and to the Administrator of General Services in Washington, DC.


Who is reprensented in the electoral college?

The Electors in the electoral college represent the people who elected them. The political parties in each state choose slates of potential Electors sometime before the general election. The electoral college Electors in most states are selected by state party conventions or by the state party's central committee. In a few states the Electors are selected by primary election or by the party's presidential nominee. Political parties often choose Electors that are state elected officials, state party leaders, or people in the state who have a personal or political affiliation with their party's Presidential candidate. On Election Day, the voters in each state select their state's Electors by casting their ballots for President. In most states, the names of individual Electors do not appear anywhere on the ballot; instead only those of the various candidates for President and Vice President appear, usually prefaced by the words "Electors for." The Electors are expected to vote for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the party that nominated them.


What are college votes?

* Electoral College votes are the votes of the Electors in each state. when we vote, it's called the Popular Vote. You can find the amount of electors your state has by this: Each state has 2 senators+ the number of representatives your state has= the amount of state electors you have. The electors cast the final votes for the election.


A state's presidential electors are chosen by popular vote True Or False?

True.


Why do you vote if electoral vote wins?

The popular vote in each state determines who that state's electors will vote for.