The Electoral college vote will be the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, when the electors of the Electoral College meet in their state capitals and cast their votes.
The delay is because in times past, it took awhile to count all of the votes from outlying areas of the country.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
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Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
False!!!!Per the US Constitution, the Electoral College actually is the body that elects the President. There have been some elections in the past where the popular vote was won by a candidate, but the Electoral College elected another candidate.
Yes, every electoral college vote is important. Republic Party candidate Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes.
President Bush won the election over Carry even though Carry had more of the popular vote President Bush won with more electoral college votes; even though the electoral college is supposed to represent the peoples views.
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The Electoral college system