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AP Gov: Steps of the Electoral College

Charlotte Small
8 September 2021
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The electorate cast ballots for their choice for POTUS
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Votes are tallied and the candidate who wins a majority of the popular vote in that state receives all of the electors
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A candidate must receive a majority of the electoral votes to win the presidential election
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If no candidate wins a clear majority of the electoral votes (plurality), the election is decided by the US House of Representatives (each state has 1 vote)
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After votes from the whole election are tallied, if a candidate wins the popular vote in the national election, but loses the electoral vote, he does not become president
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The candidate that receives the majority of the electoral votes nationally becomes the next official POTUS
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What system is this?
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Winner-take-all
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Majority votes
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270
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Total electoral votes
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538 - how many possible votes a candidate can get
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Electorate
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Voting people
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Plurality
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Not a clear majority, but more than the other candidate
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Electors
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Members of the electoral college
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