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Election Process - Electoral Votes - Library of Congress
If you're an American citizen, 18 years of age or older, you probably think you have the right to vote for presidential candidates in the national election. You're wrong! In our country, when citizens punch their ballots for President, they actually vote for a slate of electors. Electors then cast the votes that decide who becomes President of the United States.
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/elecprocess.html
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How Do The US Presidential Elections Work? - CBBC Newsround
Find out what happens during the American presidential elections.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16428272
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Video: US Election 2016 explained - Telegraph
The primaries, caucus states, conventions and the electoral college system explained in our handy guide to the 2016 US presidential election.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/11928659/US-Election-2016-explained.html
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Presidential Election Process - USA.gov
Learn about the presidential election process, including the electoral college, caucuses and primaries.
https://www.usa.gov/election
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The Presidential Election: How It Works - Librarypoint
It takes almost two years from the time the candidates announce they are running to the day that one of them will be sworn into office. Let's take a look at how the winning candidate will get there.
http://www.librarypoint.org/presidential_election_how_it_works
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Government 101: United States Presidential Primary - Project Vote Smart
How the presidential primary elections and caucuses are held in the United States.
https://votesmart.org/education/presidential-primary
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2016 Election - CNN Politics
View 2016 election news and information on presidential candidates and presidential polls.
http://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/2016-election
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Presidential Election, 2016 - Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professionally curated encyclopedia designed to connect people to politics and elections at the local, state and federal level.
https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2016
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United States Presidential Election - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The election of the President and Vice President of the United States is an indirect vote in which citizens cast ballots for a slate of members of the U.S. Electoral College. These electors cast direct votes for the President and Vice President. If both votes result in an absolute majority, the election is over.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election
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Presidential Elections - U.S. Presidents - History
Departing from the monarchical tradition of Britain, the founding fathers of the United States created a system in which the American people had the power and responsibility to select their leader. Under this new order, George Washington, the first U.S. president, was elected in 1789.
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/presidential-elections