ledged to
             the candidate. These Electors are chosen by their respective parties and are certified by the
             State Director of Elections. The election is decided by a majority of the total electoral
             college vote. Presidential electors meet in their respective state capitals in December to
             cast their electoral votes to be officially counted in Washington in January. The electors vote by ballot separately for President and Vice President. A majority of electoral votes is
             needed for the election as President. The winner is sworn in on Inauguration Day. The
             Electoral College is currently made up of 538 electors and 270 votes are required to be
             elected. Since Electoral College representation is based on congressional representation,
             states with larger populations get more Electoral College votes. Each state is allocated a
             number of electors equal to the number of its United States Senators, which is always two,
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