How to Find Who Is on the Electoral Register?
Presidents of the United States are elected through the Electoral College, a group of electors in each state who cast a vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who won the popular vote in their state. Each state gets an elector for the number of members in the House of Representatives who represent the state, plus the state's two senators, as determined by the Constitution. The electors themselves are nominated by their state political parties. Finding out who is on the electoral register and how they voted is a simple process thanks to the Internet.
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Instructions
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Visit the U.S. Electoral College home page at the United States Archives website: archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/.
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Click on "How Electors Vote" located on the right-hand side of the page.
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Select "Learn More" under the bold heading "Certificates of Ascertainment."
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Scroll down to locate a list of links to the Certificates of Ascertainment by year.
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Click on the election year you would like to view.
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Select a state from the list.
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Read the scan of the certificate or click on "View the Certificate Details" for information from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
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