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Who formally declares the winner of the US presidential election?

  • Written by Amy Dacey, Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University
Who formally declares the winner of the US presidential election?The 2000 and 2020 presidential elections were rarities in that the winner was not declared on election night.Franklin McMahon/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

Unlike many other countries, where the president or prime minister is chosen by direct popular vote, in the United States a candidate may win the popular vote and still not be elected to the nat...

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