What does a electoral vote mean?

Answer 1

Very confusing. Let me try to explain. Things are different now than when the US was first formed and the first presidents were elected. Back then, the man with highest votes became the President and the man with second highest was the Vice President. Now when someone votes for President they are not actually voting for the candidate. But they are selecting a group who will attend the Electoral College and cast a vote for the candidate. Each state is allowed a specify number of represenatives for the Electoral College based upon population and they must vote for the candidate. The Electoral College meets later to officially cast the vote for President but it should reflect the poll results. Who knows why they do it this way.

Answer 2

The congress has two parts that determine the number of electoral votes a state can give. House of Representatives can have many and the Senate has two. an electoral vote is a vote cast by spcial representatives for your state. This person has gone through an electoral college. when you vote you do not actually vote . your vote goes to the section called the popular vote. The electoral votes are what decide the election. however you do elect your state's electors. However, most of the time the electoral vote goes with the popular vote. In some cases it may not (check Abraham Linclon's election).

Answer 3

Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. 270 electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.

Answer 4

Electoral votes determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. The number is the total number of representative the state has in Congress in both houses total. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The states choose as many electors as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.

Answer 5

Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and the District of Columbia are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. The electors in each state are elected in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state. Electors meet in their respective state capitals (electors for the District of Columbia meet within the District) on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December, at which time they cast their electoral votes on separate ballots for president and vice-president. Each state then forwards the election results to the President of the U.S. Senate, the Archivist of the United States, the state's Secretary of State, and the chief judge of the United States district court where those electors met. A joint session of Congress takes place on January 6 in the calendar year immediately following the meetings of the presidential electors. The electoral votes are officially tabulated at the joint session of Congress and the winner of the election is officially declared.

Answer 6

Electoral vote refers to the votes cast by the electors chosen from the states to officially elect the president and vice president. The electors indicate in advance which candidates they will vote for and the people elect the electors who favor the candidates they like.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

What does the electoral college mean?

The electoral college is a group of people who determine who the president will be.

Answer 9

The electors would meet in their own states and cast votes for 2 presidential candidates.