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The '''[[Electoral College]]''' is the institution charged with choosing the President and Vice President of the United States.<ref> The term "electoral college" is informal. The Constitution only mentions electors.</ref> It is comprised of electors chosen by popular election in each state who meet in December in their respective states after the presidential election and cast their votes, one for president and one for vice president. Congress counts the votes as certified by each state's governor and announces the President and Vice President. The electoral procedure was set out by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] and has operated since 1789, with one major change in 1804 to make room for political parties. Each state is granted a number of electors equal to the total of the number of representatives and senators apportioned to the state. More populous states have more representatives and hence have more electoral votes; however, the addition of two votes per state means that states are represented beyond just their population, which has an important effect for smaller states. | The '''[[Electoral College]]''' is the institution charged with choosing the President and Vice President of the United States.<ref> The term "electoral college" is informal. The Constitution only mentions electors.</ref> It is comprised of electors chosen by popular election in each state who meet in December in their respective states after the presidential election and cast their votes, one for president and one for vice president. Congress counts the votes as certified by each state's governor and announces the President and Vice President. The electoral procedure was set out by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] and has operated since 1789, with one major change in 1804 to make room for political parties. Each state is granted a number of electors equal to the total of the number of representatives and senators apportioned to the state. More populous states have more representatives and hence have more electoral votes; however, the addition of two votes per state means that states are represented beyond just their population, which has an important effect for smaller states. | ||
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- ↑ The term "electoral college" is informal. The Constitution only mentions electors.