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The entire electoral college does not meet together in one place. Electors meet in their respective state capitals (electors for the District of Columbia meet within the District) on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December, at which time they cast their electoral votes on separate ballots for president and vice-president. Each state then forwards the election results to the President of the U.S. Senate, the Archivist of the United States, the state's Secretary of State, and the chief judge of the United States district court where those electors met. A joint session of Congress takes place on January 6 in the calendar year immediately following the meetings of the presidential electors. The electoral votes are officially tabulated at the joint session of Congress and the winner of the election is officially declared.
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Where are votes cast by the electoral college sent?
The votes of the electoral college are officially counted by the Congress. Each state also counts their own ballots.
Is your vote for president and vice president meaningful in the electoral college system?
Yes it is, as long as you have the right age to vote your vote counts in the Electoral College System by one simple vote there can be many outcomes.
Where do each states electoral college votes go?
They are sent to the president of the Senate who in a joint session of Congress opens and counts them.
Can citizens be a part of the electoral college?
An American citizen plays a HUGE role in electing the president when they go to vote. "Every vote counts."the people also had the right to change everything just like obama. see yah.
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 counts the Electoral College votes are?
The Electoral College does not meet as one body, but rather the electors for each state meet in the chamber designated for that purpose in each state. In most states, the electors meet in that state's legislature building. The electors of each state follow their own rules of procedure, whereby an appointed secretary usually counts the votes cast orally. However, technically there are 51 different procedures (50 states + District of Columbia).
How does the electoral college give an advantage to states that are largely rural?
The electoral college gives an advantage to states that are largely because every state gets two senators regardless of population. Representatives are based on population. Even if a state has only two citizens they would still get two senators and one representative. Each person's vote counts more.
What is close to purely democratic process?
if you're talking about the US, the closest thing to a purely democratic process is in local government: PTA, city official election, etc. each vote counts as weighing as a single entry, unlike the federal election, where votes are decided by the electoral college, and they vote for us based on their constituency
Who received the largest number of popular votes and the electoral college votes in the election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson won in both of these counts, However, he only received a plurality and not the required majority of electoral votes. so the election went to the House for resolution and he lost there for a variety of reasons., to John Quincy Adams.
What is is the impact of voting?
In voting for the president, the way the area or state (depending on population and representation in the Electoral College) usually determines how the represenative in the electoral college will vote for the president. But sometimes the rep. will go against what his/her region voted for and just vote how they feel. In which case voting did nothing. In voting for state reps and senate and house reps voting counts if you really get into that sort of thing.
Why executive branch is important?
It including the president, each branch counts on each other to do their job. This branch enforces the laws from the Legislative Branch.
How does your vote influence the electoral vote of your state?
Every vote counts equally. The popular vote determines which slate of electors will be allowed to cast the electoral votes for that state.
