U.S. presidential elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._presidential_elections

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:absentee_voting	allowed
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission state governments
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:12th_Amendment gptkb:22nd_Amendment gptkb:23rd_Amendment
gptkbp:ballot_access	varies by state
gptkbp:campaign_finance_regulated_by	gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:debates_organized_by	gptkb:Commission_on_Presidential_Debates
gptkbp:early_voting	allowed in many states
gptkbp:election_day	first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
gptkbp:electoral_votes_needed_to_win	270
gptkbp:elects	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:firstHeld	1788
gptkbp:followedBy	inauguration of the president
gptkbp:frequency	every four years
gptkbp:historical_first	George Washington elected unanimously
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. presidential elections
gptkbp:lastHolder	2020
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:Article_II_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:mail-in_voting	allowed in many states
gptkbp:notable_third_party	gptkb:Ralph_Nader_(2000) gptkb:Ross_Perot_(1992) gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt_(1912)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Bush_v._Gore_(2000) Contested 1876 election First Black president elected (2008) First televised debate (1960) First woman major party nominee (2016)
gptkbp:number_of_electors	538
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:Republican_Party third parties
gptkbp:precededBy	party conventions primary elections
gptkbp:presidential_debates	televised since 1960 organized by Commission on Presidential Debates since 1988
gptkbp:scheduledMonth	2024
gptkbp:stateElectorate	U.S. citizenship U.S. citizens aged 18 and over age 18+ residency in state
gptkbp:termLength	four years
gptkbp:termLimits	two terms
gptkbp:tie_resolution	House of Representatives decides
gptkbp:voter_registration_required	yes
gptkbp:voterTurnout	varies by year
gptkbp:votingSystem	gptkb:Electoral_College popular vote
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Adam_Nagourney gptkb:Tom_Brokaw gptkb:Wolf_Blitzer gptkb:U.S._House_elections gptkb:U.S._Senate_elections gptkb:The_Associated_Press
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5