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Electoral College (for presidential elections)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Electoral_College_(for_presidential_elections)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
electoral college
gptkbp:abolitionProposals
gptkb:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:amendmentAffectingProcess
gptkb:12th_Amendment
gptkb:23rd_Amendment
gptkbp:controversy
winner of popular vote may lose
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:electorsCannotBe
members of Congress
federal officeholders
gptkbp:electorsForDistrictOfColumbia
3
gptkbp:electorsPerState
number of senators plus representatives
gptkbp:electorsVoteFor
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
vice president
gptkbp:established
1787
gptkbp:establishedBy
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:exceptionsToWinnerTakeAll
gptkb:Maine
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:faithlessElectors
possible
sometimes penalized by state law
gptkbp:firstElectionUsed
1789
gptkbp:frequency
every four years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Electoral College (for presidential elections)
gptkbp:includes
gptkb:District_of_Columbia
gptkbp:legalBasis
gptkb:Article_II,_Section_1
gptkbp:meetingDate
first Monday after the second Wednesday in December
gptkbp:methodOfElectorSelection
determined by state legislatures
gptkbp:minimumElectorsPerState
3
gptkbp:mostStatesSystem
winner-take-all
gptkbp:notableElectionsWithSplitResult
1824
1876
1888
2000
2016
gptkbp:notParticipatedIn
gptkb:U.S._territories
gptkbp:officialVoteCountedBy
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:officialVoteCountedOn
January 6 following election
gptkbp:publicVoteFor
slate of electors
gptkbp:purpose
elect presidential president
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:politics
presidential transition
gptkbp:stateElectorate
538
gptkbp:subjectOfReformDebate
yes
gptkbp:tieBreaker
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries
50
gptkbp:vicePresidentTieBreaker
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:votesRequiredToWin
270
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:U.S._general_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7