Michael Glanzel – Electoral College FAQs

When must states announce who won?

Michael Glanzel — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:12:00 +0000

Typically when we hear that a state is “won,” we are hearing a news desk’s projection that a candidate has won. This is not an official announcement; rather, it is a decision by a particular news organization that they are certain that when all the votes are counted, the projected candidate will win that state. …

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What if there is a tie in a state’s popular vote?

Michael Glanzel — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:44:00 +0000

While there are a number of states that have no provisions to determine who would win that state’s electors in the event of a tied popular vote, many states have specific statutes that deal with the possibility of a tie vote. The most common way to deal with a tie vote is to simply draw …

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