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Presidential Electoral Process - Coggle Diagram
Presidential Electoral Process
Step1
Register with the Federal Election Commission to create a new party
Benefits
Can register at the State level
May appear on state ballots (state rules apply)
Can legally receive donations
Responsibilities
Must report spending
"Paid for by" displayed on all ads & communications
Limits/Caps on % of money that can be spent on particular activities. For example, all the money cannot be spent on travel & hotel expenses.
Step 2
Party candidates register with the party (according to party rules)
Candidates must be 35, Natural Born U.S. Citizen, 14 years living in the U.S.
Form an exploratory committee
Develop campaign themes and slogans
Develop positions / beliefs
Get endorsements
Hire volunteer staff
Start state campaigns
Declare candidacy
File "Statement of Candidacy" with FEC
Announce to media you are running.
Campaign
Raise money / get donations
Create web-site
Advertise
Appear on T.V., news, online, etc. Get the word out about who you are
Step 3
Each party has "Primaries" in each state where people vote for each of the party's candidates.
If candidate (A) gets 30% of the vote and (B) get 70%, then that's the percentage of the state's delegates (for that party) they get.
After all states have vote on a party's candidates, the party has a National Convention
The pledged delegates awarded at the state level now vote for the candidate they are pledged to.
The winner for each party at that party's National Convention now becomes that party's 1 candidate that will move forward to the "real election" (general election).
Step 4
Each candidate chooses a slate of electors for each state.
An elector is someone chosen by and trusted by the candidate to vote for him or her when the electoral college votes
The number of electors for each state is based on the state's population.
Voting happens. Votes are counted on
November 3rd
of an election year.
Disputes are resolved according to state rules/laws.
December 8th.
Step 5
Congress certifies results from states on January 6th.
If at least 1 senator and 1 house member challenges state results, then the challenge is debated and voted on.