3. ELECTORAL COLLEGE TODAY
Total Electors Washington D.C.
House or Representatives Senate
Magic number for majority
4. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SEQUENCE
Tuesday after the
first Monday in
November
Monday after
the second
Wednesday in
December
January 6th
January 20th
Voters cast
their vote for a
Presidential
candidate
Electors meet
in their state
capitols to
vote and
send them to
congress.
Congress
counts the
electoral
votes. (These
are the votes
that determine
the president.)
Winning
candidate is
sworn in as
the president
of the United
States.
