Electoral votes are allocated among the States based on the Census. Every State is allocated a number of votes equal to the number of Senators and Representatives in its U.S. Congressional delegation—two votes for its Senators in the U.S. Senate plus a number of votes equal to the number of its Congressional districts. Under the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated three electors and treated like a State for purposes of the Electoral College. Each State (wh...
In the United States, the Electoral College is the group of presidential electors that is formed every four years during the presidential election for the sole purpose of voting for the...
The three electors were among those representing Colorado in the Electoral College in 2016. They joined a long-shot effort to convince electors to vote for someone other than Hillary...
Versión en Español ; Q1. What is the Electoral College? · A1. It is a group of 538 people, chosen by the states and the District of Columbia, that are responsible for electing the President and Vice President of the United States. When you cast your vote for a presidential/vice-presidential ticket, you are actually casting a vote for the slate of electors in your state that were chosen to represent that ticket in the Electoral College. Q2. How are electors chosen? · A2. States are alloca...
Nine Colorado Democrats gathered in the west foyer of the state Capitol at high noon Monday to put the final stamp on Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' Nov. 3 victory, as the Electoral College cast a...
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On Monday morning, Alan Kennedy will stroll five blocks from his home to the state Capitol, coffee in hand, to help put an end to what has become one the most tumultuous post-election periods in American history. Kennedy, a 36-year-old attorney who teaches constitutional law at the University of Colorado at Denver, is a member of an exclusive — and recently much talked about — club. He is one of the nine Colorado electors in the Electoral College, which according to the U.S. Constitution, ha...
It's official -- Colorado's nine electors have cast their ballots for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who won Colorado's popular vote by just over 13 points. The electors gathered at the state capitol on Monday for the quadrennial event. For former state lawmaker Polly Baca of Denver, the experience was both familiar, and unique. This was Baca’s fourth time serving as a Democratic elector. She and others took a rapid COVID-19 test before gathering inside the Capitol’s main foyer, sitting at table ...
An attorney for Micheal Baca, a former Colorado member of the Electoral College, told the U.S. Supreme Court this week that the state of Colorado unconstitutionally violated Baca’s right to vote for the presidential candidate of his choice in 2016, calling it an act without precedent in American history. The state’s punishment of Baca, if it stands, would allow state governments to stop the Electoral College from electing candidates who have not released their tax returns, not visited the st...
President, Joseph R. Biden Jr. [D], Joseph R. Biden Jr. [D], Joseph R. Biden Jr. [D] ; Main Opponent, Donald J. Trump [R], Donald J. Trump [R], Donald J. Trump [R] ; Electoral Vote, Winner: 306, Main Opponent: 232, Total/Majority: 538/270 ; Vice President, Kamala D. Harris [D], Kamala D. Harris [D], Kamala D. Harris [D] ; V.P. Opponent:, Michael R. Pence [R], Michael R. Pence [R], Michael R. Pence [R] ; Notes, For the first time since adopting their respective systems, both Maine and Nebraska split their electoral votes: Maine distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its two Congressional districts. For only the second time since adopting this system, Maine's four electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets. Nebraska distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its three Congressional districts. For only the second time since adopting this system, Nebraska's five electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets. During the electoral vote count, objections were filed with respect to the Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes, but neither House sustained the objection, so all votes were counted. Due to violent unrest in and around the Capitol, the electoral results were not certified until 3:44 a.m., the morning of January 7, 2021., For the first time since adopting their respective systems, both Maine and Nebraska split their electoral votes: Maine distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its two Congressional districts. For only the second time since adopting this system, Maine's four electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets. Nebraska distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its three Congressional districts. For only the second time since adopting this system, Nebraska's five electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets. During the electoral vote count, objections were filed with respect to the Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes, but neither House sustained the objection, so all votes were counted. Due to violent unrest in and around the Capitol, the electoral results were not certified until 3:44 a.m., the morning of January 7, 2021., For the first time since adopting their respective systems, both Maine and Nebraska split their electoral votes: Maine distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its two Congressional districts. For only the second time since adopting this system, Maine's four electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets. Nebraska distributes its electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its three Congressional districts. For only the second time since adopting this system, Nebraska's five electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets. During the electoral vote count, objections were filed with respect to the Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes, but neither House sustained the objection, so all votes were counted. Due to violent unrest in and around the Capitol, the electoral results were not certified until 3:44 a.m., the morning of January 7, 2021.