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They are posted that night or the next day. In a very close race it might take some time to decide the electoral votes. In some cases the supreme court decides what candidate will get a sates votes if it is to close to call. This most recently happened in the 2000 election when George Bush won over Al Gore. Al Gore won the popular vote but George W Bush won because the Supreme Court decided that GEorge should get the vote.
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What must cast their state's formal votes for president?
electorial college
The first act of the new Congress which convened on March 4 1789 was to count the that were cast in the presidential election?
counting the electoral votes that were cast in the presidential election
Who won Maryland electoral votes?
Maryland cast its 10 electoral votes for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. The popular vote count was Hillary Clinton 1,677,928 and Donald Trump 943,169.
How many electorial votes did G W Bush have in 2000 from Texas?
Texas cast its 32 electoral votes for George W. Bush in the 2000 election.
The votes cast on election day are know as the?
popular
What votes cast for presidential candidates actually elect the president?
Electoral votes are what count when electing a President into office in the U.S.A..
How many popular votes did Illinois get?
About 5.5 million votes were cast in the 2008 Presidential election.
Who got the most votes out of Colorado?
Colorado cast its 9 electoral votes for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. The popular vote count was Hillary Clinton 1,338,870, Donald Trump 1,202,484 and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson 144,121.
Which candidate won more votes in Adams home state of Massachusetts in 1828?
Massachusetts cast its 15 electoral votes for John Quincy Adams in the 1828 election. The popular vote count was John Quincy Adams 29,836 and Andrew Jackson 6,012.
What vote is the votes cast by individual voters in the presidential election?
popular vote
When congress counted votes for president the tally showed that the vote for Washington was?
Washington cast its 12 electoral votes for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. The popular vote count was Hillary Clinton 1,742,718, Donald Trump 1,221,747 and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson 160,879.
Where do the electorial votes go after being cast?
After electors vote in their respective state capitals, their votes are sealed, certified by the state official in charge of election and sent to the vice-president of the United States, acting in his capacity as the President of the US Senate. They will eventually be opened and counted in a joint session of Congress .
