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