The popular vote in each state determines who that state's electors will vote for.
The canditate doesnt win. he/she only wins if they get electoral
The candidate who receives the most electoral votes wins the presidency. It is possible to lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote to be elected president.
That's not going to happen.
It ensures that small staes have a voice in choosing the president. I know this because I just did it, in Apex.
The public votes to select who the Electoral delegates will vote for. In most states, state law dictates that the Electoral delegates must vote for the candidate who won their state's election. At least one state awards Electoral votes to the candidate who wins each Congressional district.
No, Oklahoma does not allocate its electoral votes as a block. Oklahoma uses a winner-takes-all system, meaning that the candidate who receives the majority of the popular vote in the state wins all of Oklahoma's electoral votes.
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They take a vote, with the coalition of Representatives from each state getting only one vote. The three candidates with the most electoral votes are eligible. They repeat the vote if nobody receives an absolute majority of at least 26 votes.
based on what happened in the 2000 election, he (or she) becomes president.
the popular vote is by everybody. the electoral vote is by electoral colleges, which not everyone is in
Contrary to what some people think, a group known as the electoral college is responsible for election. Based on the public voting in their state, the electoral college *should* vote for the person who wins the popular vote.
The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.