That person is an Elector.
The electoral college is chosen by the voters of the individual states. When one votes during the general election, when they choose their vote for president, they are actually casting their vote for the electors of the state. The college then generally (with few exceptions through history) votes for whomever won the mojority of the votes for that state.
the popular vote is by everybody. the electoral vote is by electoral colleges, which not everyone is in
Electoral.
Yes. If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United State Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
US citizens who are registered to vote elect delegates to the Electoral College, and the Electoral College elects the president and VP.
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
The main difference lies on how is the president is elected. In Mexico, he/she is elected through direct popular vote, while the United States has an electoral college representing the states and casting votes for the president depending on each individual state's election results.
The candidate who receives the most electoral votes wins the presidency. It is possible to lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote to be elected president.
The electoral college is chosen by the voters of the individual states. When one votes during the general election, when they choose their vote for president, they are actually casting their vote for the electors of the state. The college then generally (with few exceptions through history) votes for whomever won the mojority of the votes for that state.