Number: RL30527 Title: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: A PRIMER Authors: Kevin J. Coleman, Joseph E. Cantor, and Thomas H. Neale, Government and Finance Division Abstract: This report describes the four stages of the presidential election process: the pre-nomination primaries and caucuses for selecting delegates to the national conventions; the national nominating conventions; the general election; and voting by members of the electoral college to choose the President and Vice President. Pages: 50 Date: Updated April 17, 2000