how do the popular votes and the electoral votes are counted ? how the members of the electoral college are elected?what is decided in the primaries and the conventions???
2007-12-10 12:30:11 · 5 answers · asked by doris 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
The primaries are a function of the political parties. You must choose which party's election in which you wish to participate. Then you vote for one of the candidates belonging to that party. Each candidate has a slate of delegates pledged to him that have been approved by the state party. The local party rules or state law may determine if the number of delegates sent to the party national convention is on a winner takes all basis or if they are prorated on the basis of what percentage of the vote each candidate won in each state.
At the convention the delegates are pledged to their candidate on the first ballot, but not after that. The convention chooses the party's candidates for president and vice-president.
In the final election, the people in each state vote for their favorite candidate. Each candidate has electors pledged to him. The candidate who gets the most votes wins the right to send his electors to the state capitol. where they vote for him. The state legislature sends the tally to congress where the electoral votes are counted. If no candidate has a majority, then congress must sit in session until they reach a majority on one of the candidates. The House then votes on the president, and the Senate votes on the vice-president.
2007-12-10 13:43:05 · answer #1 · answered by Bibs 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The winner of the Electoral College, assuming he has at least 50.1% of the electors. If no candidate has the needed total, then the NEW House of Representatives decide.
Each state has its own method for choosing its electors. Some do it in a primary election, others at the Party's conventions.
It also has its own rules as to how and when it certifies the results of the popular vote within that state. This is the issue at the heart of the 2000 election results in Florida.
Hope this helps.
2007-12-10 13:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by witz1960 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the general election, the popular votes are counted and the candidate that wins a simple plurality of votes will generally receive all the electoral votes of that state. So more populous states have more electoral votes. Since the US presidential election isnt elected directly by the people, the electoral college elects the President.
In the nomination process, the candidates must receive again the plurality of state nominating votes from each state. This culminates in the party convention where the official votes of all states are cast. Generally the candidate who wins the first crucial states, ie-Iowa, NH, MI, SC, Fl will go on to win the nomination, and successive states will generally fall "in line" with what prior states have already chosen. The Iowa system nominates through a closed door caucus system, all other states vote in primaries.
2007-12-10 12:38:44 · answer #3 · answered by aCeRBic 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. Why wouldn't I care? The outcome of this presidential election will in time effect the next two possibly four years of my life. I most certainly care whom will run our country, and how they handle this position. Although- being only thirteen, I don't have much say in the election. I'm too young to be a voter, but I will be watching eagerly from the sidelines. I understand why this isn't much of an issue for you, after all, you are from India. But this presidential election will most likely take a toll on your country in some form. Keep smiling. : ) xoxoxoxo
2016-05-22 22:51:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The guy who can buy the most votes wins!!!!
2007-12-10 12:37:42 · answer #5 · answered by bossdj6978 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋