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Who chooses the list of major-party candidates that the electors voted on for president and vice president now?
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∙ 12y ago
The political parties choose the candidates, using whatever process they select. They hold a national nominating convention for that purpose. There may be primary elections held in advance to choose a state's delegation to the convention or influence how they vote.
The parties are not required by law. The legal requirement to get on the ballot is to submit a petition with a fairly large number of signatures of citizens by a date well in advance of the election. This has to be done in each state. From a practical standpoint it requires party organization to get the signatures collected and the petitions properly filed.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe house of representative chose the major party candidates.
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∙ 14y agoIn the early 19th century, members of Congress met within their party caucuses to select their party's nominee.
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∙ 9y agoThe party leaders were the ones that chose the list of major-party candidates for president and vice-president. The candidates were then voted on by the electoral college.
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∙ 12y agoEach political party selects one presidential candidate and his/her running mate at the party's convention during each presidential election year.
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What is the group of electors that together choose the president of the US?
The electoral college chooses the president.
Who gets to choose the president?
A candidate must go through a system of electors called the Electoral College in order to become President. He must win the majority vote. If no candidate wins the majority vote, the House of Representatives chooses from among the top three candidates.
Which political institution chooses the president it there is not a clear majority among the candidates?
Innos mouth
Who generally chooses vice-presidential candidates?
The President selects his own running mate.
Why did the house of reperesentatives decide the winner in the election of 1824?
No candidate received votes for President from more than half of the appointed electors.
Which political institution chooses the president if there is not a clear majority among th candidates?
electoral college
Today each of the two major political parties chooses its final candidates for president and vice president by?
national nominating convention
In the US who is elected indirectly through the electoral college?
The electoral college elects the President and the Vice President. The members of the electoral college are called electors and each elector casts one electoral vote for president and one vote for vice-president. There are 538 electors. Each state gets a number of electors equal to the total number of senators and representatives it has. Washington D.C. gets three even though it is not a state.Each political party chooses the people it wants to serve as electors if it wins that state. On election day, although the names of the presidential candidates appear on the ballots, people are actually voting to choose electors who are pledged to vote for that candidate.In December, after the popular election, the electors meet in their respective state capitals and cast their ballots for president and vice president. Theoretically, except in a few states, they can actually vote for anybody they want to but of course in practice they almost always vote for whomever they were pledged to support. The person who gets a majority (over half) of the electoral votes becomes president. If no one gets a majority, the House of Representatives chooses the President from among the top three vote-getters.
Who chooses the vice president if none of the candidates for that office receives a mojority of electoral votes?
The U.S. Senate
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 officially chooses the president of the United states?
the people of the US but he/she (well can be she hasn't yet) is sworn in by a supreme court justice The above answer is incorrect. Officially the president is NOT elected by the people of the country. The people vote for electors (there are a total of 538 of them), and the electors choose the president.
Who chooses electors for each party?
The process for selecting electors varies throughout the United States. Generally, the political parties nominate electors at their State party conventions or by a vote of the party's central committee in each State. Electors are often selected to recognize their service and dedication to their political party. They may be State-elected officials, party leaders, or persons who have a personal or political affiliation with the Presidential candidate. Then the voters in each State choose the electors on the day of the general election. The electors' names may or may not appear on the ballot below the name of the candidates running for President, depending on the procedure in each State.
