That is so true. The gist of federal law, when it comes to the Presidential election, is that each district will elect three people to represent their chosen Presidential nominee in the electoral college. The election is certified according to state law and then the electoral college votes in the state capital. Then the results of that election are sent to Washington to be certified at the federal level. For US House and Senate races, documents need to be sent to the archivist in order to that member to officially hold the seat.