When does the electoral college get together and elect the president?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The Electoral College meets on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, following the November general election. This meeting is called the Electoral College vote, during which the electors cast their votes to formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States. The results are then certified by Congress in early January.