North Carolina has 15 electors, while California has 55.

因此，北卡罗来纳州有15名“选民”，加州有55。

So who are the electors and how many are there?

那么选举人是谁，有多少人？

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

在南卡罗来纳州和拉华州州，由立法机关在总统候选人中做选择。

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

人口多的州，其选举人数和选举票数也是多的。

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

只要赢得些大州的支持，就能大幅增加选民数量，而正是获胜的关键。

These folks are the electors of the Electoral College, a system established by America's founding fathers.

些人是总统选举团的成员，而选举团制度是由美国开国元勋建立的。

If they do, they're called faithless electors.

如果选民没有投票给赢得普选的候选人，那么他们就被称为失信选民。

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

没有不忠诚的选举人拒绝支持拜登，也没有改变得票差。

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的，人们选的是选举人。

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

在2000年的选举中，选举团有538名选民。

The electors are chosen by their political parties in each state.

些选举人由他们所在州的政党选出。

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

选民要做的是选出代表他们投票的选举团成员。

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

一州的人口越多，该州的选举团成员人数就越多。

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

选举人团一致将16票投给约瑟夫·罗宾内·拜登。

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

选举人将从地区选出。

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举总统，而是选出选举人。

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

秘密阴谋将伪造的乔治亚州选民名单送到华盛顿。

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

12月14日，选举团选举人正式投票，确认拜登获胜。

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

每州有位选举人，再加上一由该州人口规模决定的数字。

Mr. Pence will preside when, next week when Congress counts the electors' votes.

彭斯先生将在下周国会统计选民票数时主持会议。