True or False: During the Presidential General Election every four years the

voters are not actually voting for the presidential candidate?

True.

Explanation:

The United States has a voting system called the Electoral College. Each state has a number of electors assigned according to its population (California has 50 electoral votes, the largest number of all). A candidate needs a total of 270 electoral votes to win the presidential election. In each state, a candidate that wins the simple majority takes all the electoral votes. So, after Election Day, the Electoral College meets and representatives cast their votes for the candidate that won in their respective state.