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US Elections 2020: Voting Process Explained

| Oct 13, 2020, 07:30:00 AM | TOI.in
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The elections for the US president is technically a vote for the representative of that candidate’s party. Voters may have a particular presidential candidate in mind but their vote is cast in favour of a representative of that party. These representatives are known as electors. There are a total of 538 electors also known as the electoral college. Each elector represents one electoral vote. The presidential candidate needs to win a majority of 270 votes or more to win.

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