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WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2016?

PRIMARIES• January to June (Feb. 1, first day in Iowa)• Each political party, in each of the 50 states, holds a primary or caucus to determine who they want to nominate as their official candidate

• Eventually, the two nominees will face each other in the national election for president (election day Nov. 8th this year)

WHO CAN VOTE?• All American citizens over the age of 18• EXCEPTIONS:• You can’t be living in a US Territory• You can’t be in jail

WHAT SEEMS UNFAIR?• Primaries happen on set dates. So this means that states

that hold their primaries elections first have greater influence on states that hold theirs closer to June.

WHAT ARE ELECTORAL VOTES• Each state has 2 Senators and a set number of

Representatives, based on the number of districts/population in the state.

• 2 Senators + # of Representatives = ## of electoral votes per state. There are 538 electoral votes in total across the U.S., so the president who receives 270 or more wins.

• The winner is not determined by the actual number of votes received from the people!