The number of electors each state gets is equal to its total number of Senators and Representatives in Congress. A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College. Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins.
Who could qualify as an elector?
Ans. Every Indian citizen who has attained the age of 18 years on the qualifying date i.e. first day of January of the year of revision of electoral roll, unless otherwise disqualified, is eligible to be registered as a voter in the roll of the part/polling area of the constituency where he is ordinarily resident.
Who are the electors for 2020?
California
- Agustin Arreola – Community Organizer, 23, Thermal.
- Joy Atkinson.
- Katherine Bancroft – Native American Activist, Lone Pine.
- Kara Bechtle – Tuolumne County Democratic Party, Soulsbyville.
- Brandon Benjamin – Campaign Staffer, Liam O'Mara, Corona.
- Janine Bera, MD – Wife of Congressman Ami Bera.
