The Electoral College is a system used to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. It was established by the U.S. Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. Each state is allocated a certain number of electors, based on its representation in Congress. In most states, the candidate who wins the most votes in the state wins all of that state's electors. These electors then meet in their respective state capitals on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, to cast their electoral votes. The candidate who receives a majority of electoral votes nationwide, at least 270, wins the presidency. The Vice President is elected separately, through a vote in the U.S. Senate. If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives chooses the President, with each state delegation having one vote.