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Some officer on the state such as the Secretary of State certifies the election results to make sure that the electors who vote are the ones chosen by the voters.
The electors announce before hand how they will vote and their votes are public.
The votes are certified and sent to the Senate to be counted in a joint session of Congress.
However, if is possible for an elector to betray his party and vote differently than he said he would and such has been done on rare occasions in the distant past. Some states have laws against doing this, but I think although they can punish a traitorous elector, they can not cancel his vote. In any case, it is almost inconceivable that a present-day elector will violate his trust. Candidates for electors are always solid members of their party and have earned their position through long and hard service and/or large financial contributions.
The District of Columbia and the following 26 states currently have laws designed to make it even more certain that the electors will vote as they will have pledged: Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
-HW
What else can I help you with?
How many electoral votes will Mitt Romney receive?
so far, he has 82 votes, but its too early to know how many other electoral votes he will get.
What is the final result of the US presidential election and how many states and electoral votes did obama win?
you dont want to know
What are us electoral votes?
Electoral votes in the US are the popular vote for each state combined into an electoral. Example - 50,000 people vote for a candidate in one state. 60,000 vote for the other candidate in the same state. The candidate with 60,000 voted in that states gets the electoral vote. Note. A state can have more electoral votes depending on population.
Why should you know things about other states?
Because they have more electoral votes than you and someday you might want to get out of your home state.
What was the total electoral vote count for each men?
Not sure what you want to know. Each electoral votes counts the same and 270 votes or more votes wins the election.
What statement about the electoral college and the electoral process is most accurate?
It ensures that small staes have a voice in choosing the president. I know this because I just did it, in Apex.
Did Andrew Jackson like the electoral college how do you know?
Andrew Jackson did not like the electoral college. Jackson lost the election of 1824 even though he received the largest number of popular votes and electoral votes. In the 1824 presidential election an individual needed to receive at least 131 electoral votes out of the 261 total electoral votes. Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 84 electoral votes, William Crawford received 41 electoral votes, and Henry Clay received 37 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Andrew Jackson 151,271, John Quincy Adams 113,122, Henry Clay 47,531, and William Crawford 40,856. Since no candidate received the required majority of 131 electoral votes, the president was elected by the U.S. House of Representatives in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution. John Quincy Adams won the election in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Why do you vote for president when the electoral college picks the president?
The popular vote decides who the electors will be. The people elect the electors and the electors elect the President. Furthermore, the electors swear to vote for a particular candidate. The voters know in advance how the electors they choose will vote.
How many electoral votes did William mickinley get in the election of 1896?
Bryan won 176 electoral votes, carrying 22 states in 1896, won 155 votes, carrying 15 states in 1900and won 162 votes carrying 17 states in 1908. He ran well in the South and West but never carried California.
How do you know how many electoral college votes a state has?
Add the amount of representatives the state has and 2 senators. Ex. Illinois -> 19 reps. + 2 senators = 21 electoral votes
How many electoral votes did Mitt Romney receive in Arizona?
Mitt Romney did not receive any electoral votes in Arizona. No candidate will receive any electoral votes until the general election in November. I think you might want to know how many delegates he received to the Party convention.
How many electoral votes is given per population?
over a million i know that for sure.
