The Electoral College is an example of an indirect election, consisting of 538 electors who officially elect the President and Vice President of the United States....Although electors are not required by federal law to honor a pledge, in the overwhelming majority of cases they vote for the candidate to whom they are pledged.[2][3] The Twelfth Amendment provides for each elector to cast one vote for President and one vote for Vice President.
Read more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
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