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  1. Unibet has an issue and will have a big hassle once the president is finally really elected. Unibet can of course sue their source of information! "You might think that the person who receives the most votes wins, right? Wrong. Just ask Al Gore, who in 2000 won more than half-a-million votes more than the “winner”, George W. Bush. In fact, on four occasions in American history (1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000), the winner of the presidential election actually received fewer votes than their opponent. This is because, contrary to popular belief, voters do not actually elect the president. Voters are merely indicating a preference for president, but the task of actually electing the president falls to 538 individual electors to the US Electoral College." "To win the presidency, a candidate needs an absolute majority vote in the Electoral College, which is half plus one, or 270. This is why you will hear a lot about the magic number “270” on Election Day. If no one wins an absolute majority of the Electoral College, then the election is decided by a vote in the US House of Representatives, which has occurred on just one occasion (1824)." https://theconversation.com/how-is-the-american-president-elected-67632
  2. Seems like Unibet doesn't know....
  3. More! "You might think that the person who receives the most votes wins, right? Wrong. Just ask Al Gore, who in 2000 won more than half-a-million votes more than the “winner”, George W. Bush. In fact, on four occasions in American history (1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000), the winner of the presidential election actually received fewer votes than their opponent. This is because, contrary to popular belief, voters do not actually elect the president. Voters are merely indicating a preference for president, but the task of actually electing the president falls to 538 individual electors to the US Electoral College...." And... " To win the presidency, a candidate needs an absolute majority vote in the Electoral College, which is half plus one, or 270. This is why you will hear a lot about the magic number “270” on Election Day. If no one wins an absolute majority of the Electoral College, then the election is decided by a vote in the US House of Representatives, which has occurred on just one occasion (1824)." https://theconversation.com/how-is-the-american-president-elected-67632
  4. You are more than right! "... Once a final tally of voters’ in-person, mail-in and provisional ballots has been concluded, all 50 governors prepare their state’s Certificate of Ascertainment, a document listing their electors for the competing candidates. Each state completes that process at its own rate. This year, because of the pandemic, finalizing the electoral vote count will likely take a lot longer. Once completed, copies of the Certificate of Ascertainment are then submitted to the U.S. Archivist. After the governor submits names to the Archivist, each state’s Electoral College electors meet in the state capital – D.C.‘s meet in D.C. – to formally cast their votes for president and vice president on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. This year, that’s Dec. 14, 2020. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-formally-declares-the-winner-of-the-us-presidential-election/ar-BB191vmQ ... Established almost 250 years ago, this complex process is a foundation of American democracy. Many have questioned whether this antiquated system truly represents the will of the people in modern America. But for 2020, it remains the process that will decide the presidential race."
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