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FAQs Index
What is the electoral college?
When do we finally have an official winner?
What procedure is followed for the electors to vote?
Has someone received a plurality of the vote yet lost in the electoral college?
Has a tie ever occurred in the electoral college? When?
What happens if there is a tie in the electoral college?
Why did the Founding Fathers create electors?
Why have elections when the state's winner will receive all the electoral votes?
Why don't the candidates get a proportion of the electoral vote?
If the state's winner chooses electors, won't the person with the most votes?
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win?
Which states have the most electoral votes?
How many total electoral votes are there?