Facts about Electoral College
Thea November 4th, 2008
- In US election, instead of electing president candidates, the voters give their voice to choose the electoral college.
- Electoral college is a group of people who will vote for the president.
- Electoral college consists of 538 representatives from 50 states.
- The composition of electoral college is 435 of house of representatives member and 100 of senates.
- And from where the other 3 votes? It’s allocated for Washington DC, the capital of USA.
- Party convention or voting at each party are the common mechanism of choosing the electoral college.
- It’s required at least 270 electoral votes for a president candidate to win the seat.
- Electoral colleges are in independent position to choose the president candidate, however they are usually firm in their commitment to a certain candidate.
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