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Distribution of Electoral Votes
Total Electoral Vote: 538
Needed to Elect: 270
State
1981-1990
1991-2000
2001-2010
Alabama 9 9 9 Alaska 3 3 3 Arizona 7 8 10 Arkansas 6 6 6 California 47 54 55 Colorado 8 8 9 Connecticut 8 8 7 Delaware 3 3 3 D.C. 3 3 3 Florida 21 25 27
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United States Electoral College
The United States Electoral College is a term used to describe the 538 President Electors who meet every 4 years to cast the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States; their votes represent the most important component of the presidential election. The Presidential Electors are elected by the popular vote on the day traditionally called election day. Presidential Electors meet in their respective state capitol buildings (or in the District of Columbia) 41 days following election day, never as a national body. At the 51 meetings, held on the same day, the Electors cast the electoral votes. The electoral college, like the national convention, is an indirect element in the process of electing the President.
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