The next president of the United States will ultimately be chosen by the 538-member Electoral College when it convenes in December, including 10 electors from Maryland. The number of electors is equal to the number of Senators and U.S. Representatives from each state.
In Maryland, political parties and independent candidates submit their chosen electors to the state’s top election official, according to the State Board of Elections website. Democratic and Republican electors are usually chosen at the parties’ state conventions, while third parties and other candidates usually just submit a list.
Electors need to be submitted to the State Board of Elections 30 days before the Nov. 3 election, and they’ll be required to take an oath before the Clerk of the Court of Appeals before casting their votes for the candidates for whoever wins the plurality of Maryland’s votes.
A candidate needs 270 of the 538 Electoral College votes to win the Presidential election.
