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Election 2020: National Popular Vote

Series: Election 2020 | Story 1

Every election that occurs in this country is decided by popular vote, except one: the presidency. Instead, the presidency is decided by the electoral college, which allots a certain number of votes to each state based on population. To win the presidential seat, a candidate needs 270 of the 538 electoral votes. Colorado has nine.

The electoral college was, and has been, hotly debated over time. F...

 
 

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