Today, November 5, 2024 is election day. This is the day that American citizens think that they vote for the President and Vice President. Legally speaking, that is not true. Today, the several state legislatures decide how to appoint Electors. Election day is actually 3 separate days: Once in November to appoint Electors, once in the middle December for the Electors to vote, and once in early January when the President of the Senate tallies the votes in front of Congress. A candidate needs 270/538 Electors to vote for them to be President or Vice President.