United States Electoral College

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Electoral_College
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Electoral college
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:amendmentAffecting gptkb:Twelfth_Amendment
gptkb:Twenty-third_Amendment
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor Possibility of electing a president who did not win the popular vote
gptkbp:electorsAllocatedBy Congressional representation
gptkbp:electorsChosenBy States
gptkbp:electorsVoteFor President
Vice President
gptkbp:established 1787
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Electoral College
gptkbp:meetingPlace December after presidential election
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:purpose Elect presidential and vice presidential candidates
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Presidential_election_in_the_United_States
Faithless elector
Winner-take-all system
gptkbp:stateElectorate 538
gptkbp:votesRequiredToWin 270
gptkbp:website https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electors
gptkb:1988_Electoral_College_map
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7