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Candidate Nomination Process
Candidates have to first earn
party
nomination
through
primary
elections
Open
Primaries
: Any registered voter can vote in either party's primary
Closed
Primaries
: Only party-registered voter can vote in primaries
Caucuses
: Discussion & debate to vote
National
Conventions
: Present their winning candidate for Vice & President
Incumbency
Where current office-holders runs again in the election
Electoral
College
Each state has the
same
number
of
electors
as they do
representatives
in
Congress
Winner-take-all
system
: Whatever party & candidate wins the state, they get all the votes for the
Electoral
College
Faithless
Electors
: An
elector
who votes
against
the
popular
vote
A candidate must receive
270
votes
minimum to win
The debate of the
Electoral
College
is due to the fact that the
popular
vote
isn't the same as the
electoral
vote