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*Political parties nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates, under rules established by each party.
 
*Political parties nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates, under rules established by each party.
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*On the Tuesday following the first Monday of November, people choose the electors of their state depending on their vote.
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*On the Tuesday following the first Monday of November, people choose the electors of their state based on the Presidential preference announced by each candidate for elector. (Most states use a "short form ballot" where the name of the candidates for President and Vice President appear on the ballot instead of the names of the candidates for elector.)
    
*On the Monday following the second Wednesday of December, electors of each state meet in their state capital to cast separate votes for the president and vice president. Many states have laws that require the electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidates that they had promised to support.
 
*On the Monday following the second Wednesday of December, electors of each state meet in their state capital to cast separate votes for the president and vice president. Many states have laws that require the electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidates that they had promised to support.
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