Presidential Election Process
Follow this link to learn the basics about the presidential election process, including the electoral college, caucuses and primaries.
Guide to U. S. Elections, 7th ed. (2 vols.) by 
The American Political Party System: Continuity and Change Over Ten Presidental Elections by 
Vital Statistics on the Presidency: George Washington to George W. Bush (3rd ed.) by 
Guide to the Presidency (4th ed.) by 
A History of the U.S. Political System: Ideas, Interests, and Institutions by 
Datapedia of the United States by 
Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections by 
Presidential Elections 1789-2004 by 
Encyclopedia of Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms by Historical Documents on Presidential Elections, 1787-1988 by The Office of the President was established by the Constitution of the United States, and in particular its Article II. Since the Constitution was ratified by the states in 1787 and 1788, there have been a total of twenty-seven amendments to the document, many of which have to do, wholly or in part, with the Office of the President, election to that office, and the right to vote, including:
Amendment 12 -- Election of President and Vice President
Amendment 14 -- Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt
Amendment 15 -- Right to Vote Not Denied by Race
Amendment 19 -- Women's Right to Vote
Amendment 20 -- Presidential Term and Succession, Assembly of Congress
Amendment 22 -- Two Term Limit on Presidency
Amendment 23 -- Presidential Vote for D.C.
Amendment 24 -- Abolition of Poll Taxes
Amendment 25 -- Presidential Disability and Succession
Amendment 26 -- Right to Vote at 18
Links above to: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the National Constitution Center.
