When do electors vote, how do they vote, aand who counts the votes, do they have to vote a certain way?

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Answer 1

As Coragryp noted, the electors vote on a date in December set by Congress. In each state, the electors meet in the state capitol and vote. The votes in the state are tallied and then the vote totals from the state are certified and sent in a sealed envelope to congress. In early January, in a joint session of the House and Senate, the votes from each state are read. Prior to accepting the votes from each state, there is a chance to object to the electoral votes from a state but it takes a motion supported by both a Representative and a Senator. The votes are then totaled. Assuming that a presidential candidate has received 270 votes and a vice-presidential candidate has received 270 votes, they are declared elected. If no one received a majority, the House proceeds to elect a president from among the top 4 candidates (voting by state with 26 states needed to elect) and the Senate proceeds to elect a vice-president from among the top 2 candidates (with 51 Senators needed to elect).

In some states, state law suggests that the electors should vote for the nominees who carried the state (but it is unclear if those laws are valid). In other states, electors are free to vote as they deem fit. However, the electors are nominated by the political parties and tend to be very loyal members with a significant history in party politics. As such, it is unheard of for an elector for the presumed president-elect not voting for that candidate. It is rare for an elector for the candidate who lost nationally to vote for a different candidate (a handful over the past century).

Answer 2

Electors are chosen by the party, so there are a set for both Democrats and Republicans. The popular vote chooses a set of electors, and then those electors vote. They do not have to vote for their party's candidate (whoever the voters chose). I'm sorry, I don't know who counts the votes. I believe it is a state thing though.

Answer 3

Electors vote on a date determined by Congress -- sometime in December, if I remember correctly.

They vote as required by their individual states -- based on the laws of that state, with the way the vote determined by how the population of that state voted. 48 states allocate votes all-or-nothing for a single candidate -- two states do a partial split depending on how the different percentages for candidates came out.

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When do electors vote, how do they vote, aand who counts the votes, do they have to vote a certain way?
Im freaking out here trying to do my homework. I am having a hard time trying to find this information PLEASE help me!!!