FACTOID # 162: You are more likely to be reported as having been killed by lightning in Cuba than in any other country.
 
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Encyclopedia > Electoral politics
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An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...

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CFA Electoral Politics (165 words)
CFA’s political action program is one of the union’s most effective means to achieve gains for members.
Political clout supports CFA at the bargaining table, and a good contract makes for a stronger union.
CFA’s political and legislative activity emanates from the state Capitol, but the real work begins with our member political activists on campuses.
MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Electoral College Membership (100 words)
In most U.S. states, the presidential candidate who wins a majority of the popular votes in a state also earns all the votes of the state’s electoral college members.
Each state has the same number of electoral college members as the total of its senators and representatives.
However, in this method of electing the president, candidates can win the most electoral college votes, and thus the presidency, even without winning the most popular votes.
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