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Which amendment states that the electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice President?
Amendment 12
Where do members of electoral college meet to vote for president?
The electors meet in the capitals of their respective states to cast their ballots. Their sealed ballots are then sent to the President of the US Senate.
Where do electors meet when they participate in the electoral college?
The Electors meet in the capitols of their respective states.
Where do the electors meet?
the electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons
What is the significance of a electoral college?
It is a group of electors fom every state who meet every 4 years to vote for the President and Vice President of the U.S.A
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.
How many electors does Indiana have?
11 presidential electors who vote for the president and vice-president.
What part do electors play in naming a new president?
The electors are the people who actually elect the president. When the people vote for the president, they are actually choosing the electors who will cast the official votes for president.
When do electors meet to vote for the President?
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. 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. In several cases the President pro tempore of the Senate has chaired the proceedings.
The framers finally decided that the president and vice president would be selected?
By a body of presidential electors
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.
What group meets to elect the President?
This group is the electoral college.
