1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated October 22, 2020The Electoral College: A 2020 Presidential Election TimelineEvery four years, the election process for President and Vice President follows a familiar timeline of events. At the same time, a related series of procedures governing electoral coll
2、ege actions proceeds on a parallel track. This report focuses on the electoral college timeline for the 2020 presidential election. For additional information on the electoral college, see CRS Report RL32611, The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections, by Thomas H. Ne
3、ale. The 2020 Nomination and Election Campaign Timeline In a presidential election year, campaigns for the nations highest offices include a number of sequential processes and events that take place over a period that may begin years before election day. Broadly defined, these include the informal c
4、ampaign of candidate declarations, fundraising, organizing, and intraparty debates (various start times through February of the election year); the formal nomination campaign, in which candidates contest nominating caucuses and primaries (February-July); the national party conventions, where the pre