US Election: What Is The Electoral College And How Does It Work?
Q: How does the Electoral College work?A: The Electoral College is an anomaly in the American voting system. In almost every case, voters directly elect a candidate such as a governor or U.S. senator. But in a presidential election, voters are selecting delegates, or electors, to the Electoral College.
For the presidential election, most states operate on a winner-takes-all basis. That is, the popular vote determines which candidate wins the entire roster of a state’s electors. The electors—who are generally appointed by their...
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