The direct vote of citizens to elect the President of the United States is called the Popular Vote. The race for President of the United States also takes into account Electoral Votes. Electoral Votes are given to candidates who win the Popular Vote in a particular state.
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The Electoral College elects the president. Technically the citizens elects "electorates" who then cast the votes from their states for president. WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY, we are a REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC. Basic governmental education.
The people vote for the Electors who in turn vote for the President. The group is called the Electoral College
Each state appoints or elects electors who then vote for the candidate they are sworn to vote for.
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)
The US Constitution provides for a process of submitting a direct vote of the citizens for a approval or rejection. This process is called a referendum.