美 대선 '결전의 날'... 그 이후에 벌어지는 일들은?<br /><br />We're now down to exactly a week... until Americans head to the polls to decide who will be their president for the next four years.<br />The result is usually clear by the next morning - so in this case, as election day is on November 3rd, the morning of the 4th - but the election isn't officially decided until the following month.<br />The votes have to be counted, the results need to be certified, and then there's yet another vote by the Electoral College.<br />The U.S. presidential election system: Choi Won-jong on Arirang News' 2020 election team explains.<br />Election Day in the U.S. is just one week away.<br />Tens of millions of Americans have cast their ballots already by mail, and even more people are expected to do so in person next Tuesday.<br />Vote counting starts early in the day and continues long into the night.<br />Based on reports from the states, the news media are usually able to announce a projected winner on election night, but there are still many votes left to be counted in the succeeding days.<br />The states have different deadlines for mail-in ballots usually three days after Election Day, but in the case of Washington state, as late as November 23rd.<br />Once the states have counted the ballots, it's time to determine the official winner for the country as a whole.<br />By December 8th, each state has to create a certificate indicating the vote count and which candidate gets the state's votes in the Electoral College.<br />For all but two states, it's winner takes all.<br />The electors cast their ballots on December 14th in their state's capital, and then the results are sent to Washington.<br />A few weeks later, on January 6th, the Senate and the House of Representatives assemble at the Capitol in Washington.<br />If one candidate has a majority of 2-hundred-70 or more electoral votes, then the incumbent Vice President will announce that candidate and his or her running mate the President and Vice President-elect.<br />If there no candidate get to 2-70, then the House decides the election in a vote.<br />Finally, on 20th of January, the new president and vice president take the oath of office at the West Front of the Capitol.<br />The Vice President goes first, followed by the President, sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.<br />Choi Won-jong, Arirang News.<br />
