Whose Votes Elect the President?
But the President and Vice President Are Not Elected Directly by Citizens. Instead, They're Chosen by “Electors” Through a Process Called the Electoral...
But the president and vice president are not elected directly by citizens. Instead, they're chosen by “electors” through a process called the Electoral College. The process of using electors comes from the Constitution. It was a compromise between a popular vote by citizens and a vote in Congress.
Who elects the President quizlet?
, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most Electoral votes. Each state delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most Electoral votes.
Who decides the electoral votes?
Electoral votes are allocated among the States based on the Census. Every State is allocated a number of votes equal to the number of senators and representatives in its U.S. Congressional delegation—two votes for its senators in the U.S. Senate plus a number of votes equal to the number of its Congressional districts.
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