Cassey Tash
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The United States of America will in November 2024 hold its Presidential election.
From January 15, the country is expected to hold its party Primaries and is expected to run for a period between 6 to nine months.
Primary voters choose their preferred candidate anonymously by casting secret ballots. The state where the primary is held takes the results of the vote into account to award delegates to the winners.
Different States and political parties use different methods for deciding how many delegates they will award to each candidate. For information about your state's presidential primaries or caucuses, contact your state election office or the political party of your choice.
After successful primaries, there is a national political convention to select presidential and vice presidential nominees.
Afterward, Presidential elections are conducted by the electoral college.
At the Electoral College, the president and vice president are not elected directly by citizens. Instead, they are chosen by "electors" through a process called the Electoral College.
Here is the process:
From January 15, the country is expected to hold its party Primaries and is expected to run for a period between 6 to nine months.
Primary voters choose their preferred candidate anonymously by casting secret ballots. The state where the primary is held takes the results of the vote into account to award delegates to the winners.
Different States and political parties use different methods for deciding how many delegates they will award to each candidate. For information about your state's presidential primaries or caucuses, contact your state election office or the political party of your choice.
After successful primaries, there is a national political convention to select presidential and vice presidential nominees.
Afterward, Presidential elections are conducted by the electoral college.
At the Electoral College, the president and vice president are not elected directly by citizens. Instead, they are chosen by "electors" through a process called the Electoral College.
Here is the process:
- After you cast your ballot for president, your vote goes to a statewide tally. In 48 states and Washington, D.C., the winner gets all the electoral votes for that state. Maine and Nebraska assign their electors using a proportional system.
- A candidate needs the vote of at least 270 electors—more than half of all electors—to win the presidential election.
- In most cases, a projected winner is announced on election night in November after you vote. But the actual Electoral College vote takes place in mid-December when the electors meet in their states. See the Electoral College timeline of events for the 2020 election.
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