and who is electoral? Can anyone explain in detail
2007-03-29 18:23:27 · 7 answers · asked by Dragonman 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Electoral college.
And do your own homework/research to understand it in detail
2007-03-29 18:27:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Electoral College.
Gore won the popular vote in 2000, aand thanks to his brother, Bush won the electoral vote in 2000!
Gore had 50,996,582
Bush had 50,456,062
Electoral ( a president must win 270 electoral votes.
Bush 271 with 25 coming from Florida, a contested result!
Gore 266
The Electoral College was devised by the founding fathers as a compromise between the election of a President by popular vote and by the Congress. The College currently consists of 538 electors -- based on the total number of Representatives and Senators, plus three District of Columbia electors. The electors are a popularly elected body chosen by the states and the District of Columbia on the day of the general election (November 2, 2004). The slate of electors for the Presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes is recorded on a Certificate of Ascertainment.
Though no state is bound by federal law on who to vote for, many states give all to the person winning the popular vote, some states release them from that if a second ballot is necessary.
Some states break them up according to the percentage of the vote.
Some States have no law, however, I don't think any state has voted for the losing candidate!
If you want to practice filling out wgo will get the next presidency you can go here and do your own.
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/calculator.html
2007-03-30 01:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Electoral college.
They are made up of reps from each state. The number depends on the population of the state. The parties in the state designate who the rep will be.
You vote and in most states the candidate with the most popular votes gets all the electoral votes for that state.
A few states proportion the votes depending on the % of the popular vote the candidate gets.
The electoral vote has to go the way the state dictates.
2007-03-30 01:29:45 · answer #3 · answered by Kye H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The president is chosen by the electoral vote. The popular vote chooses the person who will cast the electoral vote.
2007-03-30 01:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. King 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Electoral. So one heavily populated state doesn't determine the Presidency.
2007-03-30 01:25:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
electoral college gore had more votes than bush in 200 but bush won because he had more electoral votes
2007-03-30 01:27:29 · answer #6 · answered by draewilly 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it were the popular vote Gore would be president now....well maybe not now but Bush would have lost
2007-03-30 01:34:34 · answer #7 · answered by calired67 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋