1. THE ELECTION PROCESS

2. NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VP PRIMARIES ARE HELD FROM FEBRUARY TO JUNE PURPOSE IS TO CHOOSE THE ONE CANDIDATE A PARTY WANTS TO REPRESENT THEM.

3. NOMINATING CONVENTIONS EACH PARTY MEETS FOR FOUR OR FIVE DAYS IN EITHER LATE JULY OR EARLY AUGUST PURPOSE IS THREEFOLD 1.CHOOSE A PRES. CANDIDATE 2.CHOOSE A VP CANDIDATE 3.DISCLOSE THE PARTY PLATFORM

4. THE FALL CAMPAIGN

5. CAMPAIGNS RUN FROM THE END OF THE CONVENTION UNTIL THE 2 ND TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER. THEY INCLUDE: SPEECHES RALLIES DEBATES TV ADS NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

6. ELECTION DAY 2 ND TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER

7. ELECTORAL COLLEGE

8. PEOPLE SELECTED IN EACH STATE WHO GATHER TO FORMALLY CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS IS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES A STATE HAS PLUS ITS TWO SENATORS. ELECTORS VOTE THE FIRST MONDAY AFTER THE THIRD WEDNESDAY IN DECEMBER.

9. ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONTINUED THERE ARE 538 ELECTORAL VOTES AND IN ORDER TO WIN A CANDIDATE MUST GET AT LEAST 270.

10. UNUSUAL ELECTIONS ELECTION OF 1800 THE VOTE WAS BROKEN BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ELECTORAL VOTE WAS A TIE AT 73 VOTES. THOMAS JEFFERSON AARON BURR JEFFERSON DECLARED WINNER BY H OF R

11. ELECTION OF 1824 DEFEAT OF THE MOST POPULAR CANDIDATE CANDIDATEPOPULAR VOTEELECTORAL VOTE A.JACKSON153.54499 J. Q. ADAMS108,74084 W. CRAWFORD 46, 61841 H. CLAY 47.13637

12. ELECTION OF 1824