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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. Senate pages bring in the boxes containing each state's certified vote and place them on tables in front of the Senators and Representatives. Each house appoints two tellers to count the vote (normally one member of each political party). Relevant portions of the Certificate of Vote are read for each state, in alphabetical order. The electoral votes are officially tabulated at the joint session of Congress and the winner of the election is officially declared. The sitting vice-president is expected to preside at the joint session.
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Who is the procedure for counting electoral votes?
The procedure for counting electoral votes in the United States is outlined in the U.S. Constitution. The Vice President, as President of the Senate, presides over a joint session of Congress where the votes are counted. The electoral votes from each state are first presented alphabetically, and then the Vice President announces the results and declares the winner.
How many electoral collage votes do you need to become the us president?
To be declared the winner, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes.
What type of votes actually elect the president-?
Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the president.
Can Pa split its electoral votes?
Pennsylvania casts its electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College on a winner-take-all basis. The winner of the popular election in Pennsylvania gets all of Pennsylvania's electoral votes.
What if there are not enough electoral votes to determine the winner of the election?
If there are not enough electoral votes to determine the winner of the election, the decision would then go to the House of Representatives to choose the President, with each state delegation having one vote.
What Pennsylvania cities get electoral votes?
No city in Pennsylvania gets electoral votes. Based on the 2010 Census, Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes. Pennsylvania casts all of its electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College on a winner-take-all basis. The winner of the popular election in Pennsylvania gets all of Pennsylvania's electoral votes.
How are Texas' electoral votes divided?
Texas casts its electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College on a winner-take-all basis. The winner of the presidential election on Election Day in Texas gets all of Texas' electoral votes.
Does the constitution provide for the winner of the popular votes in a presidential election to also be the winner of the Electoral College votes?
no
Does primary winner get all electoral votes?
The primary elections are used to select the candidate for each party. There are no electoral votes associated with a primary election. Electoral votes are won by the winner in the General Election on Election Day.
What is the point of electoral college?
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.
If there are 17 electoral votes in Wisconsin how many electoral votes will the loser get?
0. Wisconsin is a winner-take-all state.
What margin is required to for the house to choose the president?
the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes.
