Electoral College (United States)

In the United States, the Governor-General of the United States is elected by a College of Electors (also called "Electoral College"). This Body is composed of a Number of Nlectors chosen in each State by the Legislature thereof, and counting these eighteen State-based-groups of Electors collectively is what is meant by "'College' of Electors" and "Electoral 'College'". A Member of this Body is styled, "gubernatorial-general Elector", and the Number of Electors to which any given State is entitled is equal the combined Number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which that State is entitled: As every State is guaranteed at least one Representative in Congress, and as each State is entitled to three Senators in Congress, every State is entitled to choose no less than four gubernatorial-general Electors. However, the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for the United States affords the right of choosing Electors exclusively to the several States &mdash;non-State places that are subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States, such as Washington City, FCT, the territories, and other federal dependencies are constitutionally prohibited from participating in electing the Governor-General of the United States.

In electing the Governor-General, the Candidate that garners the Votes of a simple Majority of the entire College ("absolute majority") from a Majority of the States is elected Governor-General. Occasionally this has led to run-off elections in elections involving three or more contenders as the USNA gubernatorial-general electoral system does not allow for choosing the Governor-General by plurality voting (also known as the "first-past-the-post", or "FPTP"). In fact, the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for the United States specifically requires that the Governor-General be chosen by a double majority: a Majority of Electors from a Majority of the States, to the complete exclusion of all other voting methods.