Electoral College (United States)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Electoral_College_(United_States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electoral college
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:amendmentAffecting gptkb:Twelfth_Amendment
gptkb:Twenty-third_Amendment
gptkbp:cause winner of popular vote losing election
gptkbp:composedOf electors
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor disproportionate influence of small states
not reflecting national popular vote
possibility of faithless electors
gptkbp:defendedIn federalism
protecting interests of small states
gptkbp:electorsForDistrictOfColumbia 3
gptkbp:electorsPerState equal to total number of Senators and Representatives from each state
gptkbp:established 1787
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electoral College (United States)
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Twelfth_Amendment
gptkb:Article_II,_Section_1_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:Twenty-third_Amendment
gptkbp:majorityNeededToWin 270
gptkbp:meetingPlace state capitals
first Monday after the second Wednesday in December
gptkbp:method popular vote in each state
gptkbp:notableElectionsWithSplitResult 1824
1876
1888
2000
2016
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college
gptkbp:proportionalStates gptkb:Maine
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:purpose elect presidential and vice presidential candidates
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:politics
gptkb:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
contingent election
faithless elector
vice presidential election
gptkbp:stateElectorate 538
gptkbp:votesCountedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:votesCountedOn January 6 following the election
gptkbp:winnerTakesAllStates 48
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Why_the_Electoral_College_Is_Bad_for_America
gptkb:Let_the_People_Pick_the_President
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8