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Who counts the electoral votes and on what day?
The electoral votes are unsealed and counted under direction of the vice-president of the US acting as the president of the Senate at a joint session of the new Congress early in January following the election .
What is the title of the person who counts the votes on bills advising the floor leader of the number of votes they have?
minority leader
What is the title of the person who encourages party loyalty counts votes and ensures that the party members are present for important votes?
The Party Whip (UK)
How many votes needed to pass a joint resolution of Congress?
This would take a simple majority in both Houses of Congress. 218 votes in the House and 51 votes in the Senate if all seats are filled and everybody votes. The VP could break a tie-vote in the Senate.
What must congress have in order to do business?
a quorum ( one over half votes )
Where do each states electoral college votes go?
They are sent to the president of the Senate who in a joint session of Congress opens and counts them.
Where are votes cast by the electoral college sent?
The votes of the electoral college are officially counted by the Congress. Each state also counts their own ballots.
Who counts the x factor votes?
A computer counts the X Factor Votes. Hence why it is done so fast. Bagshad :)
What happens on January sixth every four years?
In the U.S., that's the date when Congress counts the electoral votes after a presidential/ vice presidential election.
Who counts the electoral votes and on what day?
The electoral votes are unsealed and counted under direction of the vice-president of the US acting as the president of the Senate at a joint session of the new Congress early in January following the election .
Who many weeks pass between the time of congress count the electoral votes and when the president is sworn in?
Approximately two weeks pass between the time Congress counts the electoral votes and when the president is sworn in. The electoral votes are typically counted on January 6th, and the inauguration ceremony takes place on January 20th.
Who votes for laws in congress-individual voters or their representatives?
Laws from Congress come from the votes of Representatives (On behalf of the People) and from the votes of the Senate (On behalf of the States).
What is the title of the person who counts the votes on bills advising the floor leader of the number of votes they have?
minority leader
Who counts the votes for the Oscars?
Votes are certified by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (and its predecessor Price Waterhouse).
Can you control salaries of congress?
Congress votes on their own salaries
When will 2012 presidential election results be released?
The results will be announced after Vice President Biden counts the votes before a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2013. Often when January 6 of an inaugural year falls on a Sunday, as it does in 2013, Congress passes a bill and the President signs it into law making a weekday the day of the counting of the votes for that year.
What month do the White House annouce the new president?
As President of the Senate, the U.S. Vice President counts the votes before a joint session of Congress and announces the results on January 6 following the election.
