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Each state gets a number of eletoral votes equal to the number of US Representatives plus senators. For example: California has 53 reps and 2 senators so they get 55 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets a number of electoral votes equal to the state w/ the lowest # of electoral votes, which currently stands at 3, despite not having any senators or members of the House of Representatives. After each census (every 10 years), these numbers are reviewed and ammended, as necessary.
Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes in the Electoral College is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10 years based on the results of the updated census results.
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Who appoints the president?
John Quincy Adams
Who is the person who determines how many votes can be counted on to vote for a bill?
Whip.
The president is directly elected by?
The electorial college.
When the Senate's Republican caucus wants party members to vote for a bill which person determines how many votes can be counted?
Whip
How are the electorals divided per state?
Each state is apportioned a number of representatives based on state population. Population is determined every 10 years with a census. In conjunction with state representatives, each state is given 2 senators to represent them in congress. The number of representatives plus the number of senators equals the number of electorial votes each state is given.
How many electorial college votes does Georgia have?
Georgia has 15 electorial votes.
How many electorial votes in Missouri?
The state of Missouri has 5 votes
Who votes and decides who the president of the united is?
The Electorial Collage does
How many electorial votes can North Dakota get?
Three
How many electorial votes are there for New York?
A total of 31 electoral votes.
What must cast their state's formal votes for president?
electorial college
What's the most electorial votes a US presidential candidate has ever received?
FDR got the most in the 1936 election. He won every state except Maine and Vermont for a total of 523 electorial votes!
How many electorial votes are there?
538. A president needs 268 to win.
What is the purpose of the popular votes?
"Popular Vote" is the majority of a state's vote. If a candidate for president with the most popular votes in a state gets all of that state's electorial votes. An Example: More than half of Nevada's vote goes to candidate B than A, then Candidate B gets the electorial vote for Nevada which is five.
Reasons for Virginia being a swing state?
Why is virgina a battleground state and how many electorial colleg votes do they get
How many electorial votes did Andrew Jackson receive?
99 in 1824, 178 in 1828 and 219 in 1832.
How does Wisconsin determine how the electorial college votes?
It is determined by the number of representatives the state has plus two senate members.
