text: The Electoral College consists of 538 electors and a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president. As stated in source one "You help choose your state's electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors." What most people worry about during the electoral vote would be a tie. The election would be sent to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president.