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What happens after the electoral college votes are cast?
The electoral votes are certified and sealed by the appropriate officers in each state capital and sent to the president of the United States Senate. At a special joint session of Congress they are opened and counted and the results are announced.
The electoral votes are sent from each state capitol to his body to be counted?
Electoral votes are sent from each state to Congress to be counted.
When do the members of the electoral college officially cast their votes?
The electors meet in their state capitals and cast their ballots. The ballots are sent ( presumably by registered mail) to the President of the Senate ( i.e. the vice-president of the US.)
Presidential electors cast their electoral votes in December in their hometown.?
False--s.w
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.
When is the president really chosen?
The electoral college meets on the Monday following the second Wednesday of December. They cast their votes then, and those votes are sent to the President of the Senate who reads them before both houses of Congress on January 6th.
What is an electoral college deadlock?
In order to elect a president , one candidate must receive more than half the votes. If more than two candidates receive votes, then it is possible that no one will get the required majority and you could say the electoral college is deadlocked. As of 2014, with the total of electoral votes being 538, it is also possible that two candidates could each receive 269. This tie vote would sent the election to the US Congress.
How many votes does the electoral college need to elect a president?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the Presidency. This represents a majority -- one more than half -- of the current 538 electoral votes cast. (535 for the states and 3 by the District of Columbia) (A tie vote of 269 for each of two candidates is possible. If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, the election is sent to the House of Representatives.)
What body ACTUALLY elects the president?
The electoral college elects the US president. When the people vote for president, they are actually voting for the electors who made up the electoral college and who actually elect the president. The electors pledge to support one particular candidate. The electors never meet as a group but each elector votes in his state capital and the votes are sent to the Senate president. They are counted in a joint session of Congress.
How did they determine how many electoral votes each state got?
The winner of the popular vote in one state takes all the electoral votes for that state. Winner takes all. Let's say Obama wins the popular vote in California, he gets ALL of the electoral votes for California.
Who elects the US president?
Its not just one person who determines the .US. President. So the PEOPLE that put the person in office is us the people of the United states of America so don't let any person the take you American rights.
Where do members of electoral college meet to vote for president?
The electors meet in the capitals of their respective states to cast their ballots. Their sealed ballots are then sent to the President of the US Senate.
