Executive power lies with an elected president who is chosen by members of an electoral college. The president and vice president each serve terms of four years. Members of the electoral college are chosen by the states and equal the number of senators and representatives a state has in Congress. Members of Congress and other officials are forbidden from being electors.

Electors will meet in their home state and choose two candidates for the presidency, one of whom may not reside in the same state as the electors. Electors then create a ranked list of candidates and tally the votes for each which goes to the nation’s capital and to the president of the senate after electors sign and certify the results. The president of the Senate then counts and certifies the votes in front of Congress. The person receiving the most votes becomes the president while the person who receives the second highest number of votes becomes the vice president. Should there be a tie, the House of Representatives conducts an internal vote to select the president. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the House will likewise choose the president from a list of the five highest ranking candidates.