In the presidential elections, the president and vice president are elected. The election is by indirect suffrage. The winner is determined by the votes of the voters of the United States Electoral College. The voters of each state choose a slate of voters from a list of several slates designated by different parties or candidates.
The Electoral College is the body of elected representatives charged with electing the president and vice president of the United States. Since 1964 the Electoral College has 538 electors.
Instead of voting directly for the president and vice president, the citizens of the United States cast their votes for the voters. Voters are technically free to vote in favor of any person eligible to be president, but in practice they commit to vote for specific candidates. Voters cast their votes in favor of presidential and vice-presidential candidates when voting for the corresponding voters to promise their vote. Most states allow voters to choose from lists of state voters who pledged to vote in favor of the presidential and vice-presidential candidate of various parties; the candidate who receives the majority of the state's votes "wins" all the votes cast by the voters of that state. US presidential campaigns focus on winning the popular vote in a combination of states that opt for a majority of voters, instead of campaigning to win the largest number of votes nationwide.
Citizens vote, Electors are chosen, Electors vote, Electors choose the president.
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