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In accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution, electoral votes in the determine the President and Vice President of the United States. The U.S. electoral vote system is refereed to as the U.S. Electoral College. The first U.S. presidential election was in 1789. George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States. The election was conducted under the new United States Constitution, which had been ratified earlier in 1788. In the election, George Washington received all 69 electoral votes and was unanimously elected president. John Adams was elected vice-president.

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