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When does the actuall casting of the ballot by te electors for president take place?
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The 538 electors who are appointed based on the results of the November election elect the U.S. President and Vice President on the Monday after the second Wednesday of December. That's the first Monday after December 12.
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What amendment specifies that electors will cast one ballot for president and one for vice president?
12th amendment
Which amendment states that the electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice President?
Amendment 12
What role does the voter plays in the selection of a president?
The voters choose the electors who then vote for the president. The electors say in advance for whom they are going to vote if they are elected. In many states the names of the electors do not even appear on the ballot, only the names of the candidates that the electors support.
The Twelfth Amendment provides for the electors to cast a joint ballot for president and for vice president.?
This is false. The amendment actually requires separate ballots for president and vice-president.
What are the electoral candidates?
I am guessing you mean electors for the presidential election. These people usually do not have their names on the ballot but there are sworn to vote for one of the candidates who is running president and whose name is on the ballot. So when you vote for a presidential candidate, you are really voting for his slate of electors.
Who are electors from each state chosen by?
The electors are chosen by the voters of each state in the presidential election. When people vote for president, they actually are choosing the electors supporting the candidates named on the ballot.
When voting for the president for whom are you actually voting?
When you "vote for president and vice president", you are actually voting, in most states, for the slate of electors of your state who have pledged to vote for the candidates you selected on the ballot. For example, if you are in California and you select Barack Obama and Joe Biden on the ballot, you are actually voting for the 55 potential electors who have pledged to vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
When you vote for the US president for whom are you actually voting for?
When you "vote for president and vice president", you are actually voting, in most states, for the slate of electors of your state who have pledged to vote for the candidates you selected on the ballot. For example, if you are in California and you select Barack Obama and Joe Biden on the ballot, you are actually voting for the 55 potential electors who have pledged to vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Where do the electors meet?
the electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons
Who choose the president in 1911?
There was no presidential election in 1911, Since the constitution was ratified, presidents have been chosen by electors chosen by the ballot by the people.
Who is directly elected through electoral colleges the president or the members of congress?
Congressmen are elected by direct ballot in their district. The President is elected indirectly by electors which each state chooses.
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.
