In most states, the candidate who wins the popular vote gets all of the state’s electoral votes .
It ensures that small staes have a voice in choosing the president.
I know this because I just did it, in Apex.
A candidate can be elceted president without the majority of the popular vote.
In most states, the candidate who wins the popular vote gets all of the state's electoral votes.
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.
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Look up the electoral college process and you'll understand better. Hint: we pick, they pick. This happened because in colonial times, they couldn't decide who should pick the president: the "smart" people or citizens. Hope I helped....
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.
It does not always reflect the preference of the majority of the public.
Not necessarily. The twentieth amendment states that the process of electing a president will be through popular vote of citizens of the United States. In a way, the citizens of the United States are the electoral college.
The Electoral College vote does not always represent the popular vote.
The Electoral College is a process by which the President of the United States is elected. It consists of electors from each state who cast their votes for the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in their respective state. The number of electors for each state is based on their representation in Congress.
the electoral college casting ballots
"The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens."