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The Constitution gives each state the power to appoint its electors "in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct". All states have been using some form of popular election since 1868. The electors are "appointed" at the national election held on Election Day, which occurs "on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November". [17]
Electors are nominated by the party and, usually, they vote for the ticket to which are promised. [117] [non-primary source needed] Many states require an elector to vote for the candidate to which the elector is pledged, but some "faithless electors" have voted for other candidates or refrained from voting.
This list of 2024 United States presidential electors contains members of the Electoral College, known as "electors", who cast ballots to elect the president of the United States and vice president of the United States in the 2024 presidential election. There are 538 electors from the 50 states and the District of Columbia. [1]
(The Center Square) – Illinois electors will officially cast all 19 Electoral College votes for Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday in Springfield. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ...
(The Center Square) – As Illinois’ presidential electors cast their Electoral College votes, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin advocates to abolish the system that picks the president of the United States.
The electors will meet on Dec. 17 to officially cast their votes and send the results to Congress. The candidate that wins 270 electoral votes or more becomes president.
On August 23, 2024, the Illinois State Board of Elections met in Chicago and Springfield to certify the following list of candidates to appear on the general election ballot: Kamala Harris / Tim Walz — Democratic; Donald Trump / JD Vance — Republican; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. / Nicole Shanahan — Independent
Elections in Illinois are directly administered by 109 election authorities. Seven municipalities each have an election commission as the local election authority only within that municipality. Outside of those, the county clerk is the local election authority in 100 counties, and 2 counties have a separate election commission . [ 3 ]