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What is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is the body that decides the President and Vice-President of the United States. It is made up of 538 electors – three electors from the District of Columbia, 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. Presidential candidates need 270 or more votes to win the Presidency. Every state has a diᬬerent number of electoral votes, determined by population. For example, California has 55 votes, and Alaska has three.
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Electoral college votes are “all or nothing.” For example, in Alaska if two electors vote for the Democratic candidate and one votes for the Republican candidate, then all three of the state’s electoral votes will go to the Democratic candidate. Nebraska and Maine are the only states that do not follow this rule. How does the process work?
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When voters cast their ballots, they are deciding which political party will send its electors to their state’s capitals to cast their vote. This happens in December, after the popular vote. After all 50 states submit their electoral votes Congress counts the votes, and whoever has the majority wins.
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Electors are usually state-elected oᬬcials, people with a strong
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connection to the presidential candidates or party leaders. The process of how they are selected varies from state to state. However, in most cases, they are nominated at their state political party conventions.
USA Election 2016 Retweeted Justin Trudeau
Do the electors have to vote for their party’s candidates? Absolutely not. There are no federal (national) laws that require the electors to vote for their party’s candidates. However, 26 states and Washington DC do have state laws that compel electors to vote for their party’s candidate if that candidate gets a majority of the
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popular vote. The remaining 24 states do not. Has it happened before? Yes, in 2000. Al Gore won the popular vote by 0.51 per cent and George W. Bush won the electoral vote 271 to 266.
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What happens if neither candidate gets the 270 required votes?
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If neither candidate secures a majority of electoral votes, it is then
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up to the House of Representatives. Each state casts one vote and USA Election 2016 @EditorUsa2016
whoever wins the majority, wins the election. Why does this matter? Proponents of this process believe that it gives states with smaller population sizes more representation than they would otherwise
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This system distinguishes the United States from other democratic systems where the candidate who gets the highest number of public votes wins. What are “battleground states” and why do they matter?
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Battleground states, or swing states, are states that have a history of “swinging” back and forth between parties. States such as California will almost always choose the Democratic candidate and Texas will almost always choose the Republican candidate. Swing
09 Nov
Trump also updated his Twitter profile to reflect his new status as presidentelect.
states vary slightly from election to election. In the 2016 election there are 11 battleground states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. In the 2012 election there were only eight swing states. An example of swing state behaviour is Florida in recent elections. Florida chose George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, but chose Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. All information was taken from archives.gov and politico.
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What is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is the body that decides the President and Vice-President of the United States. It is made up of 538 electors – three electors from the District of Columbia, 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. Presidential candidates need 270 or more votes to win the Presidency. Every state has a diᬬerent number of electoral votes, determined by population. For example, California has 55 votes, and Alaska has three.
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Electoral college crash course – USA Presidential Election 2016
Electoral college votes are “all or nothing.” For example, in Alaska if two electors vote for the Democratic candidate and one votes for the Republican candidate, then all three of the state’s electoral votes will go to the Democratic candidate. Nebraska and Maine are the only states that do not follow this rule. How does the process work?
USA Election 2016 Retweeted
When voters cast their ballots, they are deciding which political party will send its electors to their state’s capitals to cast their vote. This happens in December, after the popular vote. After all 50 states submit their electoral votes Congress counts the votes, and whoever has the majority wins.
09 Nov
David Child @DavidChild90 The World tweets Trump – USA Presidential Election 2016 usa election2016.com/__trashed5 via @editorusa2016
Who are they?
The World t… by PierreA…
Electors are usually state-elected oᬬcials, people with a strong
usaelection…
connection to the presidential candidates or party leaders. The process of how they are selected varies from state to state. However, in most cases, they are nominated at their state political party conventions.
USA Election 2016 Retweeted Justin Trudeau
Do the electors have to vote for their party’s candidates? Absolutely not. There are no federal (national) laws that require the electors to vote for their party’s candidates. However, 26 states and Washington DC do have state laws that compel electors to vote for their party’s candidate if that candidate gets a majority of the
09 Nov
@JustinTrudeau I congratulate Presidentelect @realDonaldTrump on his election victory – please read my full statement: pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2016/…
popular vote. The remaining 24 states do not. Has it happened before? Yes, in 2000. Al Gore won the popular vote by 0.51 per cent and George W. Bush won the electoral vote 271 to 266.
Statement by the Prime …
What happens if neither candidate gets the 270 required votes?
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If neither candidate secures a majority of electoral votes, it is then
Prime Minister Justin Tru…
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up to the House of Representatives. Each state casts one vote and USA Election 2016 @EditorUsa2016
whoever wins the majority, wins the election. Why does this matter? Proponents of this process believe that it gives states with smaller population sizes more representation than they would otherwise
#Leader or #liar: factchecking the (former) candidates usa election2016.com/leaderor liar…
have, whereas critics believe this “indirect” process doesn’t represent the popular vote. http://usaelection2016.com/electoralcollegecrashcourse
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Electoral college crash course – USA Presidential Election 2016
This system distinguishes the United States from other democratic systems where the candidate who gets the highest number of public votes wins. What are “battleground states” and why do they matter?
USA Election 2016 Retweeted kashif iqbal @kashifiqbal81
Battleground states, or swing states, are states that have a history of “swinging” back and forth between parties. States such as California will almost always choose the Democratic candidate and Texas will almost always choose the Republican candidate. Swing
09 Nov
Trump also updated his Twitter profile to reflect his new status as presidentelect.
states vary slightly from election to election. In the 2016 election there are 11 battleground states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. In the 2012 election there were only eight swing states. An example of swing state behaviour is Florida in recent elections. Florida chose George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, but chose Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. All information was taken from archives.gov and politico.
09 Nov
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USA Election 2016 Retweeted Nigel Farage
@Nigel_Farage I hand over the mantle to @RealDonaldTrump! Many congratulations. You have fought a brave campaign.
09 Nov
USA Election 2016 Retweeted
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before 09 Nov
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