The electors of the electoral college officially elect the president. They pledge their vote in advance so once the electors are chosen the outcome of their vote is not in doubt.
The electoral college was created when instantaneous voting was not possible, as it currently is with the Internet.
The electoral college was created when instantaneous voting was not possible, as it currently is with the internet.
The Electoral college is the Presidential voting system. The electoral college gives each state a certain amount of electoral votes. If a presidential candidate wins the majority of the citizens votes, he will also get the electoral vote.
Electoral voting is when after the popular vote, which is tallied up and made public in November 6th , the electoral college begins to decide whether or they vote to be republican or democratic. it is a very long process and the results are announced in december.
Antebellum South Carolina had a policy of sending electors to the Electoral College based on the voting in the state legislature.
The purpose of the Electoral College is to vote for the president.
Yes. We choose electors, and they elect the president.
Honestly,it seems there is no reason to vote for president,since we are not.They should just say we are voting for somewon to vote for us.i mean,if im wrong somewon please correct me.
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.
The President of the U.S.A is elected through indirect voting. U.S. citizens cast personal ballots for members of the U.S. Electoral College. The Electoral College directly elects the President.
The members of the electoral college who are from Texas are elected by the registered voters of Texas, just as every other member of the electoral college is elected by the registered voters of his/her state. The public has never elected a U. S. President. When you think you are voting for president, you are actually voting for the people who will elect the president.
The District of Columbia which has no voting representatives in Congress , has three votes in the electoral college.