Proposition G, which would lower the voting age to 16 for San Francisco city elections, fell short of the votes needed to pass, unofficial trends show Tuesday.
According to the latest figures, just over 50 percent of voters voted against Proposition G. The measure needed a majority vote to pass.
If confirmed for rejection, it would be the second time San Francisco voters have voted against lowering the voting age in local elections as, in November 2016, Proposition F also sought to have the voting age in municipal elections lowered to 16, as long as they were U.S. citizens and registered to vote; however, 52 percent of voters voted against that measure at the polls.
The measure was backed by the San Francisco Youth Commission, arguing that because teens are affected by issues such as education, transportation and housing, they deserve a say in the voting process.
In addition to the general election, Council elections were held in Redwood City, California for District 1, District 3, District 4 and District 7. Council voting in Redwood City in all other districts will be held until 2022. The preliminary results so far are as follows:
District 1.
Jeff gee,2,311 votes. 65.12% Nancy Radcliffe: 1,338 votes. 34,88%
Pamela Cruz and Cristian Carlos. Peninsula 360 Press.
Update at 23:30 Pacific Time.
The candidate for re-election to the presidency of the USA by the Republican Party, Donald Trump, held a press conference at the White House.
1TP3Lessons2020 - "It's a fraud for the country that the election results were stopped. We won the election. We believe that the law will prevail. It's a sad moment. We already won. I want to thank you for your support," he said. @realDonaldTrump. pic.twitter.com/QGG5P54Chw
At the close of this election day, Donald Trump joins his electoral votes 38 of the state of Texas, which after a long count finally turns for the Republican candidate seeking to have a second term at the helm of the US.
That way, Trump already has 213 electoral votes, of the 270 he needs to achieve his goal.
The states Trump has won so far are: Florida (29 votes), Ohio (18 votes), Montana (3 votes), Iowa (6 votes), Missouri (10 votes), Utah (6 votes), Idaho (4 votes), Kansas (6 votes), North Dakota and South Dakota (3 votes, respectively), Wyoming (3 votes), and Nebraska (5 votes).
Plus Oklahoma (7 votes), Arkansas (6 votes), Louisiana (8 votes), Mississippi (6 votes), Alabama (9 votes), Tennessee (11 votes), Kentucky (8 votes), Indiana (11 votes), West Virginia (5 votes), and South Carolina (9 votes).
For his part, Joe Biden has advanced in the race and has 224 Electoral College votes, just 46 votes away from becoming the 46th president of the United States, as he has added the state of Minnesota to his list, which adds 10 more votes.
So far, the Democrat has won the states of Hawaii (4 votes), California (55 votes), Colorado (9 votes), New Hampshire (4 votes), Oregon (7 votes), Washington (12 votes), New Mexico (5 votes), Illinois (20 votes), Virginia (13 votes), and Maryland (10 votes).
Added to Delaware (3 votes), New Jersey (14 votes), New York (29 votes), Connecticut (7 votes), Rhode Island (4 votes), Massachusetts (11 votes), and Vermont (3 votes), and the District of Columbia (3 votes), there are still 101 votes remaining of the 538 votes in the Electoral College. While the votes in the states of: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Maine, Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alaska.
Update at 22:50 Pacific Time.
Meanwhile, the social network Twitter hid one of the recent tweets of the candidate for re-election to the US presidency by the Republican Party, Donald Trump, where the president said that they are trying to steal the election from him. "Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet has been objectionable and may be misleading regarding how to participate in an election or other civic process." The post in question may not be shared, retweeted, replied to, and flagged as "I like it.".
From Wilmington, Delaware, and accompanied by his wife Jill Tracy Biden, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered a message to voters at about 9:45 p.m. Pacific Time.
"We knew that, because of the early voting, we would have to be patient. Until all the votes are counted. We feel good about our current position. We think we've already won Arizona, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania," he says. JoeBiden. "We're going to win," he added. pic.twitter.com/2OxZJWW3YJ0
At the cut-off time until 22:15 Pacific Time, the state of Florida went for Donald TrumpThe president, who advances with 29 votes of the electorate, with which he is placed in 174 votes of the 270 that he needs to stay for four more years in the presidency of the United States.
Florida is known for being one of the states with the most weight in the electorate, and finally took the Republican, who through his Twitter account announced that he will soon give a speech, as he wrote: "They are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never allow it.
So far, Trump has won the states of: Ohio (18 votes), Montana (3 votes), Iowa (6 votes), Missouri (10 votes), Utah (6 votes), Idaho (4 votes), Kansas (6 votes), North Dakota and South Dakota (3 votes, respectively), Wyoming (3 votes) and Nebraska (5 votes).
Plus Oklahoma (7 votes), Arkansas (6 votes), Louisiana (8 votes), Mississippi (6 votes), Alabama (9 votes), Tennessee (11 votes), Kentucky (8 votes), Indiana (11 votes), West Virginia (5 votes), and South Carolina (9 votes).
Joe Biden has advanced in the race and has 223 Electoral College votes, just 47 votes away from becoming the 46th president of the United States, as he has added the state of Minnesota to his list, which adds 10 more votes.
So far, the Democrat has won the states of Hawaii (4 votes), California (55 votes), Colorado (9 votes), New Hampshire (4 votes), Oregon (7 votes), Washington (12 votes), New Mexico (5 votes), Illinois (20 votes), Virginia (13 votes), and Maryland (10 votes).
Added to Delaware (3 votes), New Jersey (14 votes), New York (29 votes), Connecticut (7 votes), Rhode Island (4 votes), Massachusetts (11 votes), and Vermont (3 votes), and the District of Columbia (3 votes).
There are still 141 votes remaining of the 538 votes in the Electoral College. While the votes in the states of Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alaska have yet to be decided.
Update at 21:30 Pacific Time.
Until 21:30 hrs Pacific, the Republican Donald Trump continues to advance in his goal of continuing four more years at the head of the White House, as he now adds to his list the states of Ohio (18 votes), Montana (3 votes), and Iowa (6 votes) so he has 145 delegates of the 270 he needs.
Thus, so far he has emerged as the winner in the states of: Missouri (10 votes), Utah (6 votes), Idaho (4 votes), Kansas (6 votes), North Dakota and South Dakota (3 votes, respectively), Wyoming (3 votes) and Nebraska (5 votes).
Plus Oklahoma (7 votes), Arkansas (6 votes), Louisiana (8 votes), Mississippi (6 votes), Alabama (9 votes), Tennessee (11 votes), Kentucky (8 votes), Indiana (11 votes), West Virginia (5 votes), and South Carolina (9 votes).
For his part, the former vice president and current Democratic presidential contender added the state of Hawaii, which added 4 electoral votes to the 209 he had, to place him with 213 votes.
In that sense, the Democrat has been the winner in the states of: California (55 votes), Colorado (9 votes), New Hampshire (4 votes), Oregon (7 votes), Washington (12 votes), New Mexico (5 votes), Illinois (20 votes), Virginia (13 votes), and Maryland (10 votes).
Added to Delaware (3 votes), New Jersey (14 votes), New York (29 votes), Connecticut (7 votes), Rhode Island (4 votes), Massachusetts (11 votes), and Vermont (3 votes), and the District of Columbia (3 votes).
Votes have not yet been cast in the states of Texas, Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Maine, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alaska (which has not yet closed).
So far, 180 electoral votes remain out of 538 in the Electoral College.
Update at 20:30 Pacific Time.
So far, 327 electors have been counted out of 538 Electoral College votes, leaving 211 delegates still to be decided.
At the 20:30 Pacific time cut-off, Donald Trump advances in his bid to remain four more years in the U.S. presidency by adding the states of Missouri (10 votes), Utah (6 votes) and Idaho (4 votes) to his list, which now totals 118 electoral votes out of the 270 he needs to win.
The Republican already had the votes of Kansas (6 votes), North Dakota and South Dakota (3 votes, respectively), Wyoming (3 votes), Nebraska (5 votes), Oklahoma (7 votes), Arkansas (6 votes), Louisiana (8 votes), Mississippi (6 votes), Alabama (9 votes), Tennessee (11 votes), Kentucky (8 votes), Indiana (11 votes), West Virginia (5 votes), and South Carolina (9 votes).
For his part, Joe Biden adds the states of California (55 votes), Colorado (9 votes), New Hampshire (4 votes) Oregon (7 votes) and Washington (12 votes)The campaign has already won 13 states, totaling 209 electoral votes, narrowing the gap to the White House.
And is that the Democrat already had: New Mexico (5 votes), Illinois (20 votes), Virginia (13 votes), Maryland (10 votes), Delaware (3 votes), New Jersey (14 votes), New York (29 votes), Connecticut (7 votes), Rhode Island (4 votes), Massachusetts (11 votes), and Vermont (3 votes), Colorado (9 votes) and the District of Columbia (3 votes).
It should be noted that the states of Florida, Texas, North Carolina and Ohio are still to be defined.
Update at 19:15 Pacific Time.
At the cut of 19:15, Pacific time, Democrat Joe Biden remains in the lead for the race for the U.S. presidency with 131 electoral votes, 39 more than the Republican Donald Trump, who registers so far 96 votes.
To the states won by Joe Biden "New Mexico (5 votes), Illinois (20 votes), Virginia (13 votes), Maryland (10 votes), Delaware (3 votes), New Jersey (14 votes), New York (29 votes), Connecticut (7 votes), Rhode Island (4 votes), Massachusetts (11 votes), and Vermont (3 votes)", we add Colorado (9 votes) and the District of Columbia (3 votes).
In the case of Republican Donald Trump, the state of Kansas (6 votes) is added to those already obtained "North Dakota and South Dakota (3 votes, respectively), Wyoming (3 votes), Nebraska (5 votes), Oklahoma (7 votes), Arkansas (6 votes), Louisiana (8 votes), Mississippi (6 votes), Alabama (9 votes), Tennessee (11 votes), Kentucky (8 votes), Indiana (11 votes), West Virginia (5 votes), and South Carolina (9 votes)."
So far, 229 electors have been counted out of 538 Electoral College votes, leaving 309 votes still to be decided.
It is noteworthy that in the state of Florida have been computed 94 percent of the votes reported, which give a slight advantage to Donald Trump with 51.2 percent, against 47.8 percent of the votes to Joe Biden.
Meanwhile, in North Carolina, with an 86 percent advance in registered votes, both candidates are tied at 49.4 percent, with 15 electoral votes in dispute.
While in southern Texas, where 38 delegates are disputed, 78 percent of the votes have been computed, giving a slight advantage to Donald Trump with 50.7 percent, compared to 47.8 percent of Joe Biden.
Update at 18:00 Pacific Time.
Until 16:00 hours (Pacific time), the Democratic candidate for U.S. President Joe Biden leads the race with 119 electoral votes against 96 of his opponent, Republican Donald Trump, who seeks to stay four more years in the White House.
So far, Joe Biden has won the states of New Mexico (5 votes), Illinois (20 votes), Virginia (13 votes), Maryland (10 votes), Delaware (3 votes), New Jersey (14 votes), New York (29 votes), Connecticut (7 votes), Rhode Island (4 votes), Massachusetts (11 votes), and Vermont (3 votes).
In the case of Republican Donald Trump, the states obtained so far are: North Dakota and South Dakota (3 votes, respectively), Wyoming (3 votes), Nebraska (5 votes), Oklahoma (7 votes), Arkansas (6 votes), Louisiana (8 votes), Mississippi (6 votes), Alabama (9 votes), Tennessee (11 votes), Kentucky (8 votes), Indiana (11 votes), West Virginia (5 votes), and South Carolina (9 votes).
Update at 17:45 Pacific Time.
After polls in some U.S. states have closed on Election Day, the votes have begun to show the winning contenders in some states along the U.S. East Coast.
Thus, Republican Donald Trump, who seeks to stay for four more years in the White House, was the winner in the state of Indiana, which won his first 11 electoral votes in the race.
However, according to the Associated Press (AP), Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden won Vermont, adding three delegates.
Later, several media reported that Donald Trump would win Kentucky, his second state during this election day, with which Trump would lead the preferences with 19 votes against 3 for Biden.
Minutes later, Trump again leads, this time by winning the state of West Virginia, adding five more votes to the count and placing him with 24.
It should be noted that so far, both contenders maintain their fight for the long-awaited state of Florida, as the Democrat maintains a slight lead with 50.5 percent of the vote, and Trump remain at 48.7 percent.
Biden comes from behind to win the state of Virginia, according to the AP, his second state in the race, which would bring his total to 16 electoral colleges.
The Democratic challenger also advances in the states of Massachusetts with 11 electoral votes, Connecticut with 7 votes, Delaware with 3 votes, Maryland with 10 votes and Illinois with 20 votes, Rhode Island with 4 votes, New Jersey with 14 votes.
However the Republican Donald Trump, advances with the states of Oklahoma with 7 votes, Arkansas with 6 votes, Mississippi with 6 votes, Alabama with 9 votes, Tennessee with 11 votes.
In that sense, Joe Biden is placed in the lead with 85 electoral votes against 72 of Trump, it should be noted that the first to reach 270 electoral votes, will get the U.S. presidency.
So far, the elections have been carried out without incident, and are expected to continue that way as the polls close, which continue to present long lines of people seeking to exercise the suffrage in person.
The United States has 6 time zones, so many of the results will be visible late into the night or even into the morning of Wednesday, November 4.
It is noteworthy that the Republican Donald Trump, who seeks to stay four more years at the helm of the country, follows the results from the White House with a group of close friends, while Democrat Joe Biden does it from his home in the company of his family.
Today, the general election is taking place across the country, and it's important to know all of the propositions on the California state ballot, which include issues such as health, diversity, rent and tax price controls.
For example, the Proposition 14 allows bonds to be sold to finance the stem cell researcha special type of human cells that are used for medical research to find treatments for various diseases.
In 2004 California voters approved the Proposal 71which allowed the sale of 3 billion dollars in bonds to pay for research, medical studies with this type of cells, and create the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine -(CIRM), for its acronym in English.
If the initiative passes, the state could sell $$5.5 billion in new bonds to continue CIRM operations, fund more research and patient treatments, of which $$1.5 billion is for diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Meanwhile, the Proposition 15 modifies the tax on land used as a shopping center or business.Currently owners pay taxes based on the value of the property at the time it was purchased and go up a small percentage each year.
Under this measure commercial properties worth more than $3 million would pay taxes based on their current value, which would allow local governments to raise between $6.5 billion and $11.5 billion in taxes per year starting in 2025.
In turn, the Proposition 16 would allow colleges, universities and public agencies to take into account race, sex, color, ethnicity and country of origin to create "affirmative action" programs.to increase diversity or help certain groups.
The Proposal 17 is intended to enable the people on parole ("on parole") can register and vote in electionsThe law provides that certain persons who are in this situation would be allowed to run for public office.
When someone finishes their sentence for a serious crime, they can spend up to three years on parole as long as they follow certain rules, such as meeting regularly with their parole officer, during which time they are not allowed to vote.
For its part, the Proposal 18 This is an amendment to the California Constitution to allow the California 17-year-olds can vote in primary elections and special if they are 18 years old for the November general election.
Meanwhile, the Proposal 19 would allow people to over 55, as well as people with disabilities and those affected by natural disasters can keep their taxes lower. when moving to a new home anywhere in the state up to three times.
They could also get a tax break if they move to a more expensive house and people who inherited a house could pay lower taxes only if they live in it full time. Taxes would go up for inherited homes worth more than $1 million.
The Proposition 20 would return some criminal laws to the way they used to be.For example, some petty theft offenses may be punishable as felonies or persons convicted of stealing property worth between $250 and $950 may be sent to county jail for up to three years.
The measure would also change the factors that can be considered for early release from prison, as well as limit early release to people convicted of felonies.
With the Proposition 21, cities and counties could pass rent control rules for homes more than 15 years old and limit the amount of rent to be charged when a new tenant moves in.
Also, landlords could raise rents by up to 15 percent over three years for new tenants, plus any increases allowed by local law, which would help control rents, which tend to be higher than in other states.
Meanwhile, with the Proposition 22The ridesharing and delivery drivers would remain as independent contractorsThe companies would have to pay them 20 percent more than the local minimum wage for the time they spend driving.
These companies would have to help pay all health insurance costs for contractors who drive more than 15 hours per week, in addition to paying the medical costs of a driver who is injured on the job.
In turn, the Proposition 23 would require dialysis clinics to have a doctor present during all treatment hours. and every three months they would have to report any dialysis-related infections to the state.
The Proposition 24 on consumer privacy allows people to have more power over their personal data, because when someone buys or uses a product or service, businesses can collect their data, sell it to other companies or use it to improve their services.
Finally, vote "yes" to Proposition 25 would eliminate the bail bond system.The court would then be able to let people charged with less serious crimes out of jail before trial without having to pay this fee.
Judges would then decide whether defendants charged with more serious crimes should get out or stay in jail, either because they were considered a public danger or because they might not return to court.
San Jose residents will have two measures on their ballots that they can say yes or no to; the first, regarding an amendment to the City Charter; and the second, regarding taxes on gambling halls.
Thus, Measure G will challenge residents if an amendment is created to expand oversight of the Independent Police Auditor, including review of officer-involved shootings and use of force incidents that cause death or bodily injury.
Likewise, voters will decide whether to review investigations initiated by the department against the officers as well as other technical amendments.
In addition to whether to increase the Planning Commission to 11 members with the council appointing one member from each Council District and one member "at large"; as well as allowing the Council to set timeframes for redistricting when census results are late.
On the other hand, Measure H seeks to fund general City of San José services, including fire protection, disaster preparedness, 911 emergency response, street repair, youth programs, addressing homelessness and supporting vulnerable residents.
It will also be decided whether to adopt an ordinance to increase the gaming room tax from 15 to 16.5% by applying those rates to third parties: up to $25,000,000 at 5%; $25,000,001 to $30,000,000 at 7.5%; and over $30,000,000 at 10%, in addition to increasing the gaming tables to 30, generating approximately 15 million annually.
Polls will be open this November 3 from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Today, Tuesday, November 3rd, the general elections are taking place in the United States, which include the election for the presidency of the country. As contenders for the presidential campaign is in contention the representative of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden; while Donald J. Trump will try to be re-elected to the post for four more years representing the Republican Party.
Since this morning, various public opinion figures with global influence have spoken out in favor of the importance of exercising the right to vote for their representatives.
Gavin Newsom, governor of the state of California, said via Twitter, that polling stations will be open until 8 pm local time. He recalled the use of masks and a website where you can check which polling place you can access to cast your vote.
CALIFORNIA: the polls are officially OPEN!
Polls close at 8:00PM tonight.
You can STILL register to vote in person at your polling place.
Bring your mask.
If you're in line by 8:00PM stay in line - you will be able to vote.
Wanda Sykes, an actress and activist for the LGBTTTIQ+ community, urged people in Michigan and Nebraska to exercise their right to vote after "stay home" information was released by COVID-19.
The young activist on climate change awareness, Greta Thunberg, strongly criticized by the candidate for re-election to the presidency of the USA, Donald Trump, when he said that he needed more social life, spoke in favor of not missing the opportunity for Americans to vote.
Today, many of you will have the opportunity to make a choice. Your vote will affect billions of people around the world. Your vote will affect countless of generations to come. Use it. Use it well. Every election is a climate election.#ElectionDay
The disease specialist and current COVID-19 researcher took the opportunity to speak out in support of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. She added that the state of Pennsylvania should get up and go out and vote.
In her latest post, which features global pop icon Lady Gaga, who was seen giving a speech at the last event hosted by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, she directed a message against Republican presidential re-election candidate Donald J. Trump and called to vote for his Democratic counterpart.
Laura Packard, a stage 4 cancer survivor and cancer awareness activist whose profile description says she is blocked by top officials in the current administration, sent out a video message in which she expresses her concern that the American people should be aware of the importance of their vote. "Our lives are at stake," she said in the tweet.
Hilary Clinton, contender for the 2016 presidency, showed on her social networks that she had exercised her vote: "I voted and it felt good" without offering more details.
With a sense of closeness with the American population, maintaining the health protocols as required by the pandemic by COVID-19, the former President of the United States, Barack Obama, was in contact with citizens through FaceTime - Apple's secure video call protocol - where he calls on citizens to exercise their vote freely.
More than 100 million Americans have already cast a ballot in this election. Joel, Monica, and Andrés are three of them - and I got to FaceTime with them before they voted.
In the international context, Shakira, a world-class singer-songwriter, named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in October 2003, and creator of the Pies Descalzos foundation concerned about children and Colombian refugees in the United States, sent a message about the importance of the Latino vote in the general elections on November 3.
Latinos are a rapidly growing community with millions of young people for whom we must ensure quality education and equal opportunity. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/hpg0YDyFun
The international star, Kanye West, who announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States and who was strongly criticized by the public opinion not only for this, but for his support for Donald Trump addressed a brief and enigmatic message where he revealed to have voted for himself. It should be noted that this is the first time he is old enough to vote and elect the president of the United States.
God is so good 😊 Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it's for someone I truly trust...me. 🇺🇸 🕊
In contrast, the businesswoman Kim Kardashian, with a more sensible tone, offered important information by disclosing phone lines where the U.S. population can be properly informed about the rights that citizens have when it comes to voting.
The global stock markets show positive movementsafter validating a modest economic agenda in Asia and Europe, but awaiting further progress in the U.S. electoral process.
And the fact is that, after the campaign closings, different media point to Democratic candidate Joe Biden's advance (the postal vote could consider a greater scrutiny), so the scenario of caution persists pending more information.
On foreign exchange, the dollar is down 0.57% on Monday (remained strong at the beginning of November), awaiting economic data and progress in the U.S. election process.
Thus, Dollar Rises with Strong Downward Pressures on the Dollar in the main crosses of the foreign exchange market.
In the case of the Mexican peso, an appreciation of 0.83% was recorded. (a depreciation from last week of -0.7%, and compared to the October close a decline of -0.1%), standing at $21.20, awaiting weak economic data, but watchful of U.S. election developments.
Prior to the opening of the markets, the euro against the dollar appreciates 0.57% (compared to last week's data a depreciation of 0.6% and compared to October's close an appreciation of 0.3%), after validating little economic data.
Meanwhile, the pound appreciated 0.59%, after a modest economic docket, albeit with less optimism ahead of eventual mobility closes for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Exchange market analysts noted that investor caution has benefited the currencies of advanced and emerging economies to recover from the volatility of the past sessions that generated a sustained depreciation until today.
The various demonstrations across the U.S. in support of Donald Trump to stay on for four more years as the country's president could be linked to more than 30,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19and likely cause more than 700 deaths among attendees and their close contacts, according to a Stanford University study.
The document notes that "the communities in which Trump's rallies took place paid a heavy price in terms of illness and death".
And, according to the analysis carried out by economists from the Economic Policy Research Institute The university's study, which is not yet peer-reviewed and has not yet been accepted for publication, has studied the trajectory of the pandemic in the counties where 18 of the Republican candidate's campaign rallies were held.
"We conclude that these 18 rallies ultimately resulted in more than 30,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Applying the post-event, county-specific death rates to the events, we conclude that the rallies likely resulted in more than 700 deaths (not necessarily among attendees)," the study notes.
Thus, in city counties such as Phoenix, Tulsa and PittsburghThe number of cases before and after meetings with candidate Donald J. Trump last summer has been compared to those without such rallies.
While the investigation came to light during the final days of campaigning, the investigation sought to reveal the impact of meetings of large groups of people, and how the viral spread of COVID-19 works.
The study adds to criticisms made by public health officials about these events, as they mention that, during the meetings, the guidelines of social distancing and the use of masks have not been met.
With only hours to go before the decision on who will be the president of the United States for the next four years, the votes are still coming in, and today those who could not vote in person before will be able to do so.
While more than 100 million Americans have voted so far, thousands still turn out and line up to cast their votes to decide whether Republican Donald J. Trump stays in the White House for four more years or Democrat Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States.
But how does one choose the president in the United States?
Many might think that the candidate with the highest number of votes from the voters is the winner, but in the United States this is not the case. The country has an indirect presidential election system, which means that it is not the popular vote that defines the winner, but rather an Electoral College made up of 538 voters.
Each state has as many "electors" as members of Congress (House of Representatives and Senate), which can vary, but there are at least three per state.
The "electors or delegates", who come from all the states plus Washington DC, are citizens elected by the political parties, the number of electors for each state is proportional to that of its population, and once the popular vote has been cast, they are inclined towards some candidate.
In 48 states and Washington D.C., the candidate with the largest number of citizen votes gets all the electoral votes. Maine and Nebraska allocate their electors using a proportional system.
A candidate needs the vote of at least 270 voters (one more than half of the total) to win the presidential election.
In most cases, it is likely to project a potential winner on election night, after the popular citizen vote count is completed. However, the Electoral College vote, which officially determines the winner, takes place in mid-December when voters gather in their states.
It should be noted that it is possible to win the Electoral College vote but lose the popular vote, as evidenced by the fact that, to date, five presidents have won the U.S. presidency despite not exceeding the popular votes of their contenders: George W. Bush, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, John Q. Adams and Donald J. Trump.
While it is unlikely, what happens if no presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes?
If that happens, the presidential election leaves the Electoral College process and goes to Congress. Thus, the House of Representatives chooses the president from among the three candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each state delegation has one vote and it is up to the states to determine how to vote, but a candidate must receive at least 26 votes (a majority of the states) to be elected.
For its part, the Senate chooses the vice president from the two candidates for office with the most electoral votes. Each senator casts one vote, and a candidate must receive at least 51 votes (a majority of senators) to win.
If the House of Representatives does not elect a president before opening day, the vice president-elect acts as interim president until the dispute is resolved.
And can the electoral votes be challenged when Congress counts the votes in January?
Under federal law, an objection to a state's electoral votes can be filed with the president of the Senate during the congressional vote count in January. The objection must be in writing and signed by at least one senator and one member of the House of Representatives.
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives are debating the objection separately. Debate is limited to two hours, and after discussion, both the Senate and the House of Representatives return and must both agree to reject the votes.
After competing with complications in the Portuguese Grand Prix, the Mexican Formula 1 driver, Sergio "Checo" Perez, managed to surprise everyone with his performance this weekend in Emilia Romagna, after starting his participation in 11th place and with the retirement of Max Verstappen, the driver from Jalisco had the third place in his hands, however, the team asked him to enter the pits.
In the audio that Formula 1 publishes during the transmissions, you can hear Perez answering to that indication "another podium that we gave away", because the tires that his Racing Point had seemed to be enough to finish the race in third place, which Daniel Ricciardo did, while Perez finished sixth.
In divisional duel, Seahawks beat Cuarenta y Nueves
After their loss to Arizona last week, the Seahawks hosted San Francisco, who had just beaten the Patriots in Foxborough.
A spectacular Russell Wilson, completing 27 of 37 pass attempts and rushing for 261 yards on four touchdown passes, was enough to win the game 37-27 and, with it, return to the MVP conversation.
Wide receiver D.K. Metcalf had 12 receptions for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
On the side of the bay, the doubts in terms of quarterbacks continue to sow doubts, as Garoppolo could not find the diagonals, which did twice his backup, Nick Mullens, who almost tripled the yardage left by "Jimmy G" at the time of leaving the game.
Mexican soccer's final day of action is set to be a thriller
With the new Liguilla qualification format, Mexican soccer will give four direct tickets to the quarter-final round, while eight other competitors will be looking to qualify from the Round of 16 onwards.
Leon and America tied their stay in the quarterfinals after guaranteeing their place, whatever happens, among the first four members of the general table, while the other two sites are fighting Pumas, Cruz Azul, Tigres and Rayados.
The gap between the bottom four is two points, but Cruz Azul will host Pumas at the Estadio Azteca on Saturday, while Rayados visit Chivas in Jalisco and Tigres are at home to Atlas.
Fifth through eighth place will host the other four teams in ninth through twelfth place for a home match. In the event of a draw, qualification to the quarter-finals will be decided on penalties.
