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Who has the final say in the election of the president of the US?
The group is called the Electoral College.
Does the US presidential election feature the electoral college?
Yes it does in that the college determines who the final candidates for the popular vote for the US president will be.
What political institution has the final say for a presidential election if there is no clear majority among the candidates?
Electoral College
Who makes the final decision on who becomes president?
The group is called the Electoral College.
Why does the US have the electoral college system?
The founding fathers wanted everyone (well, property owners and white men) to be able to vote for the president and the vice president, but did not trust the system, so they put the electoral college in to have the final say on the election.
What is the body of electors that represent the peoples vote in choosing the president?
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)
Who party won the final electoral vote count?
Republican Party candidate Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes.
Who chooses the president and vise president?
Any citizen over the age of 18 can vote for who they choose, then the electoral college takes the votes from the citizens and does a final vote.
Shouldn't the people of our country have final say about who is our Commander-in-chief and not the delegates?
The US isn't a democracy, it's a republic. The delegates will choose the candidate for each party, and the voters then choose the electoral college. The electoral college then selects the president. I believe your constitution allows you to choose another system should the existing one be deemed to be corrupted.
What was the Final electoral vote total for Barack Obama?
It was 365.
When do presidential electors cast their votes in their state capitals?
Presidential electors in the United States cast their votes on the Monday following the second Wednesday in December. This is typically done at their respective state capitals. The Electoral College then meets in January to officially count and certify these votes.
How many votes does Obama have 2012?
President Obama won the electoral college, with 332 electoral votes, to his challenger Mitt Romney's 206 electoral votes. In the popular vote, Mr. Obama got 51% and Mr. Romney got 47.3%. The final popular vote totals are: Barack Obama, 65,367,939 and Mitt Romney 60,707,106.
