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electors  

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  • WHEN AMERICANS HEAD to the polls for presidential elections, many do not realize that their vote for a particular candidate is actually a selection of a slate of electors. These electors are part of an intricate and unique mechanism known as the Electoral College, by which Americans choose their presidents (and vice presidents). [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Electors]

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