Electoral College (President and Vice President)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Electoral_College_(President_and_Vice_President)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:electoral_college
gptkbp:abolitionProposals gptkb:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
direct popular vote
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:12th_Amendment
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_presidential_elections
United States government institutions
gptkbp:controversy possibility of electing president without popular vote majority
winner-take-all system
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor disproportionate influence of small states
potential for faithless electors
not directly democratic
gptkbp:DistrictOfColumbiaElectors 3
gptkbp:electorsAllocatedBy state population and congressional representation
gptkbp:electorsChosenBy state legislatures
gptkbp:electorsNowChosenBy popular vote in each state
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:establishedIn 1787
gptkbp:exceptionsToWinnerTakeAll gptkb:Maine
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:firstElection 1788–89
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Article_II,_Section_1_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:12th_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:lastElection 2020
gptkbp:legalChallenge gptkb:faithless_elector_laws
gptkbp:majorityNeededToWin 270
gptkbp:meetingPlace state capitals
gptkbp:nextEdition 2024
gptkbp:numberOfElectorsPerState equal to number of Senators and Representatives
gptkbp:purpose elect presidential and vice presidential candidates
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:U.S._Constitution
gptkb:politics
gptkb:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
gptkb:Federalist_No._68
faithless elector
United States vice presidential election
gptkbp:stateElectorate 538
gptkbp:supportersArgue promotes two-party system
protects interests of smaller states
provides clear outcomes
gptkbp:SupremeCourtCases gptkb:Chiafalo_v._Washington
gptkb:Ray_v._Blair
gptkbp:tieBreaker House of Representatives selects President
Senate selects Vice President
gptkbp:votesCastIn December after general election
gptkbp:votesCountedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:votesCountedOn January 6 following election
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Executive_branch_of_the_United_States_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electoral College (President and Vice President)