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- The Electoral College is the formal group that elects the President and Vice President of the United States.
- Only two Presidential elections (1800 and 1824) have been decided in the House.
- With the permission of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the electoral votes are counted before the newly sworn-in Congress, elected the previous November.
- The House and Senate met in a Joint Session on February 12, 1913, to count Electoral College votes for the 1912 presidential election.
-The closest Congress has come to amend the Electoral College since 1804 was during the 91st Congress (1969–1971). H.J. Res.
- The District of Columbia has had three electors since the 23rd Amendment was approved in 1961.
- Helps with the voting with the presidents but has changed over time when came to elections.
- When voters go to the polls in a Presidential election, they truly are voting for the slate of electors vowing to cast their ballots for that ticket in the Electoral College.