the Electoral College
noun
: a group of people chosen from each U.S. state who meet to elect the President and Vice President of the U.S. based on the votes of all the people in each state
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Harris presided over the process in her capacity as president of the Senate and officially declared Trump, who received 312 votes at the Electoral College to her 226, the winner of the 2024 presidential contest.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Linda Sleet, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in Venice, Florida, raised specific concerns about the way congressional districts are drawn and the Electoral College that is used to determine presidential contests instead of the popular vote.
—Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
On December 14, 2024, the Electoral College confirmed Biden's reelection.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Joseph Kelly serves on the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee and was Secretary for the 2020 Massachusetts members of the Electoral College.
—Joseph Kelly, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Linda Sleet, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in Venice, Florida, raised specific concerns about the way congressional districts are drawn and the Electoral College that is used to determine presidential contests instead of the popular vote.
—Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
On December 14, 2024, the Electoral College confirmed Biden's reelection.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Joseph Kelly serves on the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee and was Secretary for the 2020 Massachusetts members of the Electoral College.
—Joseph Kelly, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
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“The Electoral College.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Electoral%20College. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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