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Does the Electoral College apply for primaries in the US?

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There's no such connection, which is part of the strangeness of the Electoral College… more specifically, there is no mechanism in either party designed to assure a candidate who is more likely to win in the E.C. read more

The primaries have only the most tenuous connection with the electoral college. Indirectly, the number of delegates each state is allotted is related to their number of electors in the electoral college, though each party has its own formula. read more

See the key dates for the 2016 election and information about the roles and responsibilities of state officials and the Congress in the Electoral College process. Each state’s electoral votes are counted in a joint session of Congress on the 6th of January in the year following the meeting of the electors. read more

An electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. Often these represent different organizations, political parties, or entities, with each organization, political party or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way. The system can ignore the wishes of a general membership. read more

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