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instanceOf
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constitutional institution
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electoral college
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administeredBy
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state governments
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alsoKnownAs
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United States Electoral College
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appliesToOffice
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President of the United States
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Vice President of the United States
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composedOf
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electors from each state
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electors from the District of Columbia
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constitutionalBasis
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Article II of the United States Constitution
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Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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country
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United States of America
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created
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1787
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criticizedFor
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discouraging voter turnout in safe states
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focus on swing states
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overrepresentation of small states
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possibility of electing a candidate who did not win the national popular vote
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electorAllocationRule
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District of Columbia has number of electors equal to the least populous state
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number of U.S. Senators plus number of U.S. Representatives for each state
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electorSelectionMethod
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state law
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elects
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President of the United States
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Vice President of the United States
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exceptionStateAllocation
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Maine
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Nebraska
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faithlessElectorsRegulation
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some states bind electors to popular vote results
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firstUsedInElection
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1789
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foundedByDocument
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United States Constitution
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governingFederalStatute
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Electoral Count Act of 1887
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hasPart
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presidential electors
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vice-presidential electors
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influencedByConcept
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federalism
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indirect democracy
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republicanism
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legalStatusOfElectors
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can be regulated by state law
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location
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United States of America
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MaineAllocationMethod
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congressional district method
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majorityNeededToWinPresidency
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270
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majorityNeededToWinVicePresidency
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270
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meetsOn
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first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following the general election
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NebraskaAllocationMethod
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congressional district method
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notableSupremeCourtCase
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Bush v. Gore
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Chiafalo v. Washington
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phenomenon
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faithless electors
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presidingOfficerForCount
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Vice President of the United States
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purpose
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to formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States
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reformProposalsInclude
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National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
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direct national popular vote
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district-based allocation of electors
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proportional allocation of electors
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relatedTo
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United States Congress
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United States Supreme Court
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United States presidential election
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United States vice presidential election
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selectionMethod
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indirect election
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totalElectors
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538
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typicalVotingSystem
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winner-take-all by state
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updatedByStatute
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Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022
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voteCertificationBy
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Congress of the United States
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voteCountedIn
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joint session of Congress
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