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Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. The number is the total number of representative the state has in Congress in both houses total. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The states choose as many electors as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.
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.
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What votes cast for presidential candidates actually elect the president?
Electoral votes are what count when electing a President into office in the U.S.A..
What types of votes are candidates competing for in a presidential general election?
Elective votes.
In the US presidential election voters do actually elect electors not the presidential candidates themselves?
Do the voters elect electors not the presidential candidates
Is it true that Americans do not vote directly for presidential candidates?
Yes, it is true that Americans do not vote directly for their presidential candidates. Their votes are considered to be indirect due to the use of the Electoral College.
What basis are vice presidential candidates are usually chosen by the major parties?
Vice presidential candidates are generally chosen in order to garner extra votes in the general election. The votes will usually come from a specific area of the nation like the South or the West.
A presidential election is won by candidates who?
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
What happens if a candidate doesn't get 270 votes in the presidential election?
If a candidate does not receive 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives to choose the president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did each of the remaining presidential candidates have as of Monday February 18?
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What is the proportional plan?
The proportional plan is where electors are awarded to presidential candidates in direct proportion to the # of votes they got.
What two states allow electors to divide their votes among candidates in presidential elections?
Maine and Nebraska
Which is true the 1912 presidential election?
Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split.
What happens if neither candidate gets 270 electoral votes in the presidential election?
If neither candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives. They will then vote to choose the president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
