United States electoral college

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_electoral_college
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electoral college
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:controversy possibility of electing president without popular vote majority
winner-take-all system
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:electorsForDistrictOfColumbia 3
gptkbp:electorsPerState based on congressional representation
gptkbp:established 1787
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:firstElection 1788–89
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States electoral college
gptkbp:lastElection 2020
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:23rd_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:Article_II,_Section_1_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:12th_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:meetingPlace December after presidential election
gptkbp:minimumElectorsPerState 3
gptkbp:nextEdition 2024
gptkbp:purpose elect presidential and vice presidential candidates
gptkbp:reformProposals gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:politics
United States vice presidential election
gptkbp:resultAnnouncedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:stateElectorate 538
gptkbp:votesCast for president and vice president
gptkbp:votesToWin 270
gptkbp:website https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:politics_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6