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January 6 following the election, Congress meets in a joint session in the US capitol building to watch the Vice president in his capacity as the President of the Senate, open the ballots sent in by the electors and count the vote
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How is it possible for a candidate to receive the majority of the popular vote and lose the electoral vote?
bob
Lincoln did not receive from a Southern state.?
a single electoral vote
What was the Final electoral vote total for Barack Obama?
It was 365.
When does Congress meet to count the electoral college vote?
January 8 I think
Who was the president to receive every electoral vote?
john quincy adams
What state decided the final electoral vote for the president in 2000?
Florida
When parties receive the proportion of the legislators corresponding to their percentage of the vote winners are said to be determined by?
When parties receive the proportion of the legislators corresponding to their percentage of the vote, winners are said to be determined by the Electoral College or Electoral Vote. Each state has a certain percentage of the allotted popular vote.
Who was the president to receive every electoral vote except one?
James Monroe.
George Washington remains the only president to receive what percent of the electoral vote?
100%
Why doesn't the popular vote decide the president?
because its electoral votes and it technically is the most popular but congress also has to vote the new president in.
What is electors mean?
The congress has two parts that determine the number of electoral votes a state can give. House of Representatives can have many and the Senate has two. an electoral vote is a vote cast by spcial representatives for your state. This person has gone through an electoral college. when you vote you do not actually vote . your vote goes to the section called the popular vote. The electoral votes are what decide the election. however you do elect your state's electors. However, most of the time the electoral vote goes with the popular vote. In some cases it may not (check Abraham Linclon's election).
What represents one of Congress's electoral powers?
Congress has electoral powers only if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote. In that case, the House elects the president by a special vote in which each state gets one vote. States that can not agree on a candidate would have to pass their vote, but a majority of the states must concur in order to end the voting and elect a new president. The senate elects the vice-president and a majority is required to elect.
