Electors. Most states require that all electoral votes go to the candidate who receives the most votes in that state. After state election officials certify the popular vote of each state, the winning slate of electors meet in the state capital and cast two ballots—one for Vice President and one for President.
Q. How are Electoral College numbers determined?
In the Electoral College system, each state gets a certain number of electors based on its total number of representatives in Congress. Each elector casts one electoral vote following the general election; there are a total of 538 electoral votes. The candidate that gets more than half (270) wins the election.
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- Q. How are Electoral College numbers determined?
- Q. Who decides electoral votes?
- Q. Did the vice president used to be the runner up?
- Q. What are the duties of the Vice President of the United States?
- Q. Who is our current president?
- Q. What is the outgoing president supposed to do after the inauguration ceremony?
- Q. What time does the inauguration start?
- Q. Is the inauguration virtual?
Q. Who decides electoral votes?
The House of Representatives makes the decision with each state having one vote. Representatives of at least two-thirds of the states must be present for the vote.
Q. Did the vice president used to be the runner up?
The original system for electing presidents provided that the candidate receiving a majority of Electoral College votes would become president, while the runner-up would become vice president. Under the Constitution, this stalemate sent the election to the House of Representatives, which chose Jefferson.
Q. What are the duties of the Vice President of the United States?
Other than to succeed to the presidency upon the death or resignation of a president, a vice president’s only constitutional duty is to preside over the Senate. Vice presidents cannot vote in the Senate, except to break a tie, nor may they formally address the Senate, except with the senators’ permission.
Q. Who is our current president?
Joe Biden
Q. What is the outgoing president supposed to do after the inauguration ceremony?
Following the Swearing-In Ceremonies on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, the outgoing President and First Lady leave the Capitol to begin their post-presidential lives. Traditionally, the President’s departure takes place with little ceremony.
Q. What time does the inauguration start?
The 20th amendment to the Constitution specifies that the term of each elected President of the United States begins at noon on January 20 of the year following the election. Each president must take the oath of office before assuming the duties of the position.
Q. Is the inauguration virtual?
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