Marking a pivotal step in the election process, the countdown to the official confirmation of the next United States president intensifies as the Electoral College casts its official votes on Tuesday.

The next president of the United States may, again, be the candidate with the fewest popular votes. This has happened only six times in U.S. history (1800, 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000 and 2016), but twice ...

While millions of voters cast their ballots on Election Day, the count won’t be official until the Electoral College process is done. The Electoral College is a group of electors who cast their vote ...

Every four years, Americans cast ballots to determine their chosen president of the United States, but technically speaking, the choice isn’t theirs alone. That’s because the Constitution calls for ...

Every presidential election cycle, constitutional law expert Alison LaCroix can count on people asking her one question when they learn what she does for a living. “Why do we have the Electoral ...

To the editor: I fully agree with George Skelton’s views on the electoral college. In 1989, as a newly elected member of the Democratic National Committee from California, I submitted a resolution ...

A Pennsylvania state elector casts his vote in the 2020 presidential election in Harrisburg on Dec. 14, 2020. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Every presidential election cycle, constitutional law ...