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[Explainer] The U.S. Elections – Courts, Counts and Recounts

#Elections2020 #Election2020 #ElectionResults2020 The Trump #Pennsylvania Biden

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Each U.S. state conducts its own popular vote election for President and VP, voters are actually voting for “electors”, who will then vote for a particular candidate for each office.

#Elections2020 #ElectionResults2020 #Pennsylvania #TrumpvsBiden #michigan #wisconcin

Most states award all electoral votes to the candidate who receives a plurality of that state's popular vote. Each state has a differing number of electors, which equals the number of its representatives in House of Representatives plus 2 electors for Senators

#Elections2020

Any Presidential candidate who receives an absolute majority (i.e, 270 votes) of all electoral votes nationally wins the election.

#Elections2020 #Election2020 #ElectionResults2020 The Trump #Pennsylvania Biden #TrumpvsBiden #michigan #wisconcin #Biden #Trump

Would litigation relating to the election go directly to the Supreme Court?

This is very unlikely.

#Elections2020 #Election2020 #ElectionResults2020 #Trump #Pennsylvania #Biden #TrumpvsBiden #michigan #wisconcin

Under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, the original jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court is limited to

1) cases involving ambassadors, and 2) to disputes between the states.

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