<P> The election of President and Vice President of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the 50 U.S. states or Washington , D.C. cast ballots for members of the U.S. Electoral College , known as electors . These electors then in turn cast direct votes , known as electoral votes , for President and Vice President . The candidate who receives an absolute majority of electoral votes for President or Vice President ( currently , at least 270 out of a total of 538 ) is then elected to that office . If no candidate receives an absolute majority for President , the House of Representatives chooses the President ; if no one receives a majority for Vice President , then the Senate chooses the Vice President . </P>
<P> The election of President and Vice President of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the 50 U.S. states or Washington , D.C. cast ballots for members of the U.S. Electoral College , known as electors . These electors then in turn cast direct votes , known as electoral votes , for President and Vice President . The candidate who receives an absolute majority of electoral votes for President or Vice President ( currently , at least 270 out of a total of 538 ) is then elected to that office . If no candidate receives an absolute majority for President , the House of Representatives chooses the President ; if no one receives a majority for Vice President , then the Senate chooses the Vice President . </P>
who is officially elected through the electoral college
who is officially elected through the electoral college
President Vice President
President Vice President