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The date when the electoral college casts its votes for U.S. President and Vice President is set by federal law. It is the Monday after the second Wednesday of December (the 6th Monday after Election Day) according to United States Code, Title 3, Chapter 1, Section 7.
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∙ 14y agoThe date when the electors meet in the state capitals to vote for the President of the United States is established by the Congress of the United States. Read the constitution. It is on line. Read the section on the executive.
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∙ 12y agoEach party chooses a slate of loyal party members to be its electors When the people vote for President, they are actually voting for one of these slates of electors.
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∙ 9y agoThat is set by federal law. The current law has it set to the Monday after the second Wednesday of December, which turns out to always be the sixth Monday after the November election.
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∙ 12y agoCongress or Federal govenment
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Who do the people vote for to turn in their cast vote for the presidential candidate?
The Electoral College
Who do the people vote for in turn cast their vote for a presidential candidate?
The Electoral College
Where are the instructions for how electoral college should elect president?
The representatives within the electoral college are to cast a vote based on the majority vote of the area they represent.
How have the results of the Electoral College differed from the popular?
The Electoral College is what really decides the presidency. Sadly, the Popular vote is only supposed to persuade your electoral college representative to vote for the dominant side, but in some cases that does not happen
Who formally elected the president?
The Electoral College formally elects the president. The Electoral College is elected based on population of that state and the persons elected cast the vote majority of their state. Although, not all Electoral College representatives cast the majority vote, some cast the vote based on their own opinion. See the last election, Bush and Gore. Al Gore won the popular vote, yet George W. Bush became president because of the Electoral College.
What is electoral voting?
Electoral voting is when after the popular vote, which is tallied up and made public in November 6th , the electoral college begins to decide whether or they vote to be republican or democratic. it is a very long process and the results are announced in december.
What does it mean when the Electoral College rubber stamps the popular vote?
It Means that the Electoral College approves the vote
Who is winning the electoral college vote in texas?
Texas cast its 38 electoral votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Does the electoral college vote on policies?
The electoral college does not vote on policies. The electoral college performs only one function. It elects the president of the United States.
Why are there popular votes if the electoral colleges decide the presidency?
Because the popular vote decides which candidate wins that State's electoral college votes. In the present case, the electoral college will hardly have a choice and could be said to be redundant, but this has not always been the case.
How have the political parties changed the electoral college?
The electoral college now reflects each state's popular vote.
Who won the electoral college vote for Delaware in 2008?
Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Barack Obama in the 2008 election.
