UnitedStatespresidentialelectionTheelectionofthePresidentandtheVicepresidentoftheUnitedStatesisanindirectvoteinwhichcitizenscastballotsforaslateofmembersoftheU.S.ElectoralCollege;theseelectorsinturndirectlyelectthePresidentandVicePresident.Andpresidentialelectionsareheldeveryfouryears.Theelectionisacomplexandlengthyprocess.briefintroductionTheelectionisacomplexandlengthyprocess.Themainprogramoftheelection，includesprimaries,thepartyholdsaNationalConventiontodeterminethecandidateofthepresidentialandvicepresidential,voterselectedthenationalpresident“electoral”，“electoral”establishedtheElectoralCollegevoteinpresidentialelectionsandwaselectedpresidentoftheofficialinaugurationofseveralstages.ProcedureNecessaryconditionsofbeingAmericanpresident

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TheU.S.presidentmustbeatleast35yearsoldLivedintheUnitedStatesatleast14yearsThethirdconditionofthemostcontroversial:onlyAmericansbornintheU.S.toanypresidentialcandidate.PrimaryelectionElectionProcedureJanuary

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NationalRepresentativesConferenceRunningInauguraladdress就職演說

Itistimeforthepartycandidateswonthepresidentialcandidateoftheirownparty.Theprimaryelectionisthefirstperiod.January-JuneJuly-AugustAftertheprimaryelection,thetwomainparties,republicananddemocracy,willholdtherepresentativemeetingstodecidethecandidateandthepresidentialelectoralplatform.NationalRepresentativesConference

AfterNationalRepresentativesConference,someoneiselectedasparty’sofficialcandidate

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votersgivepromises

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presidentialcandidatesnationwidecampaignwillberunning,includingacampaigntourtothestates,extensivemeetingwithvotersinatelevisedspeechtotelevisiondebates.September-NovemberFormalpresidentalelection

FormalpresidentalelectionstartonthefirstMondayofseptember

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NovemberElectionDayAfterthefirstMondayinNovember,50staterepresentativesvotedinadistrictof538electoralvoters,choosewhichparty's"presidentialelectors",alsoonbehalfofthevoterswhochoosethepresident.Usuallywrittenontheballotpaperisbothpresidentialcandidateandthe"presidentialelectors"candidate.Inthefirsttwoweeksafterthe1stMondayintheElectoralCollegevote,electionvotersintheirrespectivestatecapitalsvoteforPresidentandVicePresident.Theonewhoget270electoralvoteswillbeelectedU.S.president.NovemberElectionDay

Generalelection—thevotersacrossthenationgotothepolls.(全國選民投票)

ElectoralCollege—winner-take-allfeature,majorityofelectors.(選舉團(tuán)投票）538electors100Senators參議院

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