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One thing is certain - - the votes will not all be counted on the same day. Each country decides the issue on their own and in some countries (Canada, US, Mexico, etc.), each state decides independently. The votes to be tallied can come either from legislatures approving bills, voters weighing in on a public referendum, or judges ruling on court cases. It is not possible to accurately predict when ALL votes in ALL countries will be tallied. Many countries are decades away from even addressing the issue.
Upcoming votes of each type include: (1) the legislature in France, whose votes will be tallied on October 31, 2012, or shortly thereafter; (2) public referenda in Maine, Minnesota, Maryland and Washington state - those votes will be tallied on the evening of November 6, 2012; (3) a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and/or of California's Proposition 8 - those 9 votes will likely be tallied in June 2013.
What else can I help you with?
Do you directly elect your president?
No. Your Vote goes to the electoral college. It then is tallied with the rest of the state'svotes, and the electoral collage votes all go to the candidate with the most votes, with a few exceptions.
US voters directly elect members of which branch of the federal government?
Voters directly elect their congressman and senators, who form the legislative branch. The person who wins the most votes in a state wins the election. Voters do not technically elect the president. The president is chosen by the electoral college. People vote in the presidential election and their votes are tallied by the states. Each state has a certain number of electoral votes. If 51% of the people of Florida, then all of Florida's electoral college votes go for that person. At the end of election day, all the votes are tallied in each state, and the electoral college votes numbers are added up. Whoever wins the majority of the electoral college wins. This means that even if a candidate wins the majority of votes, as Al Gore did in 2000, he can still lose in the electoral college and lose the presidency.
Since an electoral college need not be swayed by popular vote does my vote really count?
Yes, your vote absolutely still counts; it is part of the electoral college for your state. For example, my state, Michigan, has 17 electoral votes. My vote, along with the other voters in Michigan, comprise those 17 electoral votes. Now, what can happen is that one candidate wins some states in a landslide, but the other candidate squeaks by in other states. The "squeaker" ends up with less popular votes (all votes tallied together), but more electoral votes (votes individualized by state). In that case, congratulations President Squeaker!
Purpose of the creation of the electoral college?
The purpose of the electoral college is to ' break the tie' between two opposing parties. Let's say, there are two candidates running for the presidency. For the sake of argument we'll call them George W. Bush and Al Gore. After all the campaigning is done and all the votes have been tallied and counted, we find that both candidates seem to have about the same number of popular votes. Basically, we have a tie. This is when the electoral college steps in to cast their votes. It is their votes that will be the deciding factor as to which candidate will win the nomination for the presidency.
Where did Obama receive all 27 electoral votes?
Barack Obama received all 27 electoral votes from Florida.
Why are American Idol results unexpected?
Because what the judges say is just what they are trying to persuade you to think about a certain contestant, but as you may know, the viewers are all free minded and can think how they wish. This makes for a number of votes all over the board. When tallied these votes show a trend that supports only so many contestants and causes a couple of contestants to fall short. When the envelope is open Ryan Secrest is reading the results for the first time and everybody else is hearing the results for the first time.
How many votes did romney get in all?
Mitt Romney got all nine of Alabama's votes.
Which president received all the electoral votes?
George Washington was the only president who ever received all the electoral votes and he did it twice. james Monroe won all the votes but one in 1820.
What does winner takes all mean in the terms of electoral votes?
The person who gets a simple majority of the votes takes all the electoral votes for that state. Electoral votes are not distributed on the basis of what percentage each candidate received. If you receive 50.6 you take them all
Who won Illinois' votes Obama or McCain?
Barack Obama won all 21 of his home state's electoral votes, with 3,419,673 votes to McCain's 2,031,527 votes.
How many votes did all the candidates get from Florida for 2008?
Barack Obama received 27 electoral votes by receiving 4,282,074 votes to John McCain's 4,045,624 votes.
How does Florida determine how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
Florida gives all of its electoral votes to the Presidential candidate that received the most votes. This is a winner-take-all system. A majority of votes is not needed, merely a plurality.
