(Exponent Telegram) Something a lot of people might not realize is that residents aren’t directly voting for president, and most Americans never will actually vote for president. Instead, they’re voting for electors to represent them.
The number of electors is based on the number of U.S. representatives and U.S. senators, so each state has at least three.
West Virginia has five, said Erik Herron, the Eberly Family Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University. […]
“When we are casting our ballot, we see the name of the candidates we’re selecting, but in fact we’re voting for electors,” Herron said. […]
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