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Each State is different. It depends on the number of Representatives the state has, which is based on the U.S. Census every 10 years. You take the number of Representatives you state has and add it with the 2 senators. So if your state had 13 representatives then it would have 15 electors. D.C. has 3
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What is the relationship between election of the president and electoral college?
The Electoral College is the system established by the U.S. Constitution for electing the president and vice president. Voters in each state cast ballots for a slate of electors pledged to vote for their preferred candidate. These electors then formally cast their votes, with a majority of 270 out of 538 needed to win the presidency. This system means that while popular votes are cast, the actual election of the president is determined by the electors representing each state.
What is a group of electors from each state who votes for president?
Long question, short answer: the Electoral College.
What is the electrical college?
The Electoral College is a unique system used in the United States for electing the president and vice president. It comprises 538 electors, with each state allocated a number of electors based on its representation in Congress (the sum of its Senators and Representatives). During the presidential election, voters cast their ballots for a slate of electors pledged to a specific candidate, and the majority of electors from each state typically support the candidate who wins the popular vote in that state. The candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes (at least 270) wins the presidency.
How is a President officially chosen?
A group of electors from each state officially elect the president.
How did the Electoral College show what the Framers thought about the idea of people electing the President?
The electoral college would show the basic plan of government that was created over 200 years ago. The electoral college was a group of electors, who selected the president. And each state legislaturecould determine how that state's electors would be chosen. Hopefully that helps, i got it out of my textbook :)
Who are electoral?
Electoral votes determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. The number is the total number of representative the state has in Congress in both houses total. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The states choose as many electors as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.
What is the group of people name by each state legislature to select the president and vice president?
As a group this is the electoral college- its members are called electors. Nowadays the electors are chosen by popular vote within each state and D.C but at one time in many of the states the state legislature would choose the electors for their state .
Does each state need the same number of electors to vote for president?
No, they don't.
What is the minimum number of electors?
If the minimum elector is 3 at the least (Washington DC and some small states), that 3 represents the elector for the winning party only. Does the losing party have their electors also but is not capable of electing the president since their candidate lose in the popular vote of that state? Should it be safe to say 6 electors each at the minimum?
What is minimum number of electors?
If the minimum elector is 3 at the least (Washington DC and some small states), that 3 represents the elector for the winning party only. Does the losing party have their electors also but is not capable of electing the president since their candidate lose in the popular vote of that state? Should it be safe to say 6 electors each at the minimum?
Who are electors from each state chosen by?
The electors are chosen by the voters of each state in the presidential election. When people vote for president, they actually are choosing the electors supporting the candidates named on the ballot.
How many electorates are in the US?
There are 535 electors during each Presidential election. In each state, electors for the President of choice are elected, not the President themselves. Article II of the Constitution stated that the number of electors in each state equals to the number of representatives representing that state plus two senators. There are 435 Representatives and 100 senators totalling 535.
