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This fact sheet explains the legal framework for Electoral College vote counting and how to ensure that a state's elector votes reflect the state's popular vote.
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Voters choose how their state’s electoral votes will be cast for president. As concerns have been raised that there may be efforts to undermine this process, this fact sheet explains both the legal framework for Electoral College vote counting and the potential actions that can be taken to help ensure that the state’s electoral votes reflect the state’s popular vote, a core tenet of our election system.
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