A State's electoral votes are equal to its combined number of Senators and Representatives. Since every State has two Senators and at least one Representative, this number can never be less than three. The District of Columbia is entitled (23rd Amdt) to "The number of electors which it would have if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State", ie three.
How a state allocates its electoral votes is up to that state. Most states allocate all electoral votes to the candidate with more votes than any other candidate in that state; this is called a plurality. Note, however, that some states require the electors to cast their ballots in the Electoral College for the winner of the popular vote, but others have no such requirement.
Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes.
Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes.
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The candidate who wins the greatest number of popular votes in any state usually receives all of that state's electoral votes. To win the presidency, a candidate must pay special attention to those states with large populations. The larger the state's population, the more electoral votes it has.
usually votes for the candidates who favored by the voter of the state
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Other running candidates actually received more votes than Bush but its based on the amounts of votes from each state instead of the overall number.
The House of Representatives votes for the President from among the top three electoral candidates, with each state delegation casting one vote.
A tossup state is one that is very close in it's votes for both candidates.
A state's number of Electoral College votes is determined by the total combined number of its U.S. senators and representatives. Each state has two senators, plus at least one member of the House of Representatives. The total number of Electoral College votes is 538, with a majority of 270 needed to win the presidency.
No, Brazil's electoral system does not have a threshold. Candidates are elected based on the number of votes they receive. The number of seats they are allocated is proportional to the number of votes their party or coalition receives.
It is often assumed that candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes will be well-known and, ideally, well-liked in the state they come from. (Often they have held a statewide office.) Therefore, in a presidential election, it is hoped that the candidate will have an advantage in their home state and will win its electoral votes.
One that typically votes for candidates that belong to the Democrat party, instead of the Republican party.
candidates try to win votes from the voters at the national convection.
Anyone who votes for candidates.
In 1800, much as today, if no one received a majority of the electoral votes. the House would elect a president from among the top five (now three) candidates with each state getting one vote. The person remaining with the most electoral votes would be vice-president unless two or more had the same number of votes. In this case, the Senate would choose the vice-president from among these top candidates.