USA VOTING PROCESS

The voting system in the USA

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Step 1 : Primary and caucuses

Primaries and caucuses are two ways that people help states and political parties choose presidential nominees.

Primaries : Most states hold primaries 6-9 months before a presidential election, where voters cast secret ballots to choose their preferred candidate. Delegates are then awarded to the winners based on the results. Caucuses : Only used in some states, they are meetings organized by political parties at local levels. Participants vote by secret ballot or groups for their preferred candidates. Delegates are then assigned based on each candidates support.

Step 2 : National party convention

Political parties hold national conventions to select presidential and vice presidential nominees.

To become a nominee, a candidate has to win a majority of delegates. > usually happens through the party's state primaries and caucuses State delegates go to the national convention to confirm their choice of candidates by casting votes. Then the presidential nominee officially announces who will run with them for vice president.

Step 3 : General election campaign

Candidates capaign nationwide to win voter support before Election day.

Once candidates are nominated, they begin their campaign in the whole country to win votes, focusing on swing states (=any state that could reasonably be won by either the Republican or the Democratic party).

Step 4 : Election day

Every four years, U.S. citizens vote for president and vice president during the general election.

Major political parties nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates at their party’s national convention. The candidates’ names will be listed on the general election ballot. In the presidential general election, citizens who are registered can: - Vote even if they did not vote in their state’s primary elections - Vote for any presidential candidate, regardless of the party they are registered with or who they voted for in the past Most people vote on Election Day, which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Step 5 : Electoral college

The Electoral College decides who will be elected president and vice president of the U.S.

The Electoral College is not a physical place. It is a process which includes the:

• Selection of electors : Each state gets as many electors as it has members of Congress (House and Senate), and there are currently 538 electors in all. Each state’s political parties choose their own slate of potential electors.

• Meeting of electors who cast votes for the president and vice president

• Counting of the electors’ votes by Congress : After you cast your ballot for president, your vote goes to a statewide tally. In most states, the winner gets all the electoral votes for that state.

Good to know ! A candidate needs the vote of at least 270 electors—more than half of all electors—to win the presidential election. /!\ In most cases, a projected winner is announced on election night in November after you vote. But the actual Electoral College vote takes place in mid-December when the electors meet in their states.

Step 6 : Inauguration

Inauguration Day occurs every four years on January 20. The inauguration ceremony takes place at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC.

On this day, the president-elect takes the oath of office and officially begins their term.

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

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