North Carolina has 15 electors, while California has 55.

因此，北卡罗来纳有15名“选民”，加有55。

In two states -- South Carolina and Delaware -- the legislature chose the presidential electors.

在南卡罗来纳和特拉华这两，立法机关在总统候选人中做选择。

Their electors add up quickly. And the number of electors is what really matters.

只要赢得这些大支持，就能大幅增加选民数量，而这正是获胜关键。

The states with the most population have the most electors and the most electoral votes.

人口最多，其选人数和选票数也是最多。

There were no faithless electors who refused to back Biden or changed the votes at the margins.

没有不忠诚选人拒绝支持拜登，也没有改变得票差。

In the two thousand election, there were five hundred thirty-eight electors in the Electoral College.

在2000年选中，选有538名选民。

What they're doing is choosing electors to vote for them.

选民要做是选出代表他们投票选成员。

The higher a state's population, the more electors it has.

一人口越多，该选成员人数就越多。

The electors have unanimously cast 16 votes for Joseph R. Biden.

选人一致将16票投给约瑟夫·罗宾内特·拜登。

Yes. But Americans do not directly choose their president, they choose electors.

没错。但美国公民并不是直接选总统，而是选出选人。

Each party selects their own group of electors.

各党选出自己选人。

The only exception, the District of Columbia which has three electors despite not having any voting members in congress.

唯一例外是哥伦比亚特区，尽管它在国会中没有任何代表，也拥有三名选人。

Each state has a different number of electors based on their representatives in congress.

基于各在国会中议员人数，在选中拥有不同数量选人。

On December 14, the Electoral College electors officially cast their ballots-certifying Biden's win.

12月14日，选选人正式投票，确认拜登获胜。

So who are the electors and how many are there?

那么选人是谁，有多少人？

The electors would be chosen from districts set up for this purpose.

选人将从地区选出。

If they do, they're called faithless electors.

如果选民没有投票给赢得普选候选人，那么他们就被称为失信选民。

The secretive plot to send a fake slate of Georgia electors to Washington.

这秘密阴谋将伪造乔治亚选民名单送到华盛顿。

Well, each state has two electors plus a number determined by the size of the state's population.

每有两位选人，再加上一该人口规模决定数字。

But Americans do not directly choose their president, they choose electors.

但是美国总统不是人民直接选出来，人们选是选人。