text: When the presidential election is all finished with, the governor prepares something called "Certificate of Ascertainment" which lists all of the canidates who ran for office in that particular state. The electoral college system voters vote not only for the president but for what we call the slate electors who eventually elect the president. Not always can voters control whom thier electors vote for and sometimes voters can get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong canidate. Some people may call the Electoral College outdated, irrational and maybe unfair but I think it's a way to keep everything organized and it won't cause to much chaos, unless you disagree with it.