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Illinois cast its 20 electoral votes for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. The 2016 presidential electors from Illinois pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton for President and Tim Kaine for Vice President were Toni Preckwinkle; Carrie Austin; Silvana Tabares; Jesus "Chuy" Garcia; Pam Cullerton; Nancy Shepherdson; Vera Davis; William Marovitz; Barbara Flynn Currie; John R. Daley; Michelle Mussman; Lauren Beth Gash, Highland Park; Kevin Duffy Blackburn, Joliet; Jerry Costello, Belleville; Carol Ammons; Mark Guethle, North Aurora; Flint Taylor, McLeansboro; John Nelson, Rockford; Don Johnston, Rock Island.; and Shirley McCombs.
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What is the group that makes the formal selection of the nation's president?
Look up the electoral college process and you'll understand better. Hint: we pick, they pick. This happened because in colonial times, they couldn't decide who should pick the president: the "smart" people or citizens. Hope I helped....
How many members make up the Electoral College?
There are 538 Electors in the Electoral College.
Do delegates make up electoral college?
no
Why vote if there is an electoral college?
Firstly because the electoral college does not wholly decide who becomes the next president. Even though there have been disputed cases where the electoral college makes an unpopular decision this is not at all the norm. Voting is a constitutional right and a fundamental aspect of democracy which makes a difference in who gets elected. Especially because the electoral college is only involved in presidential elections. Otherwise it is entirely up the people who is elected to positions such as state representative, state senator, and local positions like the school board or probate judge.
Which state has the 2nd largest electoral college votes up for grabs?
Based on the 2010 Census, the states with the largest number of electoral votes are California 55, Texas 38, New York 29. Florida 29, Illinois 20, and Pennsylvania 20.
What group meets to elect the President?
This group is the electoral college.
How did the electoral college help to overcome the delegates concerns about uniformed voters?
The electoral college, made up of elected politicians, makes the official decision on who the president will be. Putting this power with the elected officials means that the so-called "uninformed voters" would not be wholly in control of the presidential decision.
Which candidates were tied after the first Electoral College vote in the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr ended up tied for first with 73 electoral votes each, but it was not the first electoral college vote.
Which of these U.S. colleges is not made up of students and professors?
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.
Who becomes president if the majority is not won at the electoral college?
the other runner up.
How was the electoral college set up?
For common people to vote for president and make the right desicion
