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A community portal about United States Electoral College with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The United States Electoral College is the official name of the group of Presidential Electors who are chosen every four... [more]
A community portal about United States Electoral College with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The United States Electoral College is the official name of the group of Presidential Electors who are chosen every four years to cast the electoral vote and thereby elect the President and Vice President of the United States. It was established by Article Two, Section One of the United States Constitution, which provides for a quadrennial election of Presidential Electors in each state. The electoral process was modified in 1804 with the ratification of the 12th Amendment and again in 1961 with the ratification of the 23rd Amendment.
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It has been suggested the Electoral College is an 18th century relic and should be scraped in favor of a direct popular vote, or modified to lessen the importance of the 11 largest states in the quest for electoral votes.
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While some view The Electoral College as a "middle-man", assuming the role of an overseer in the presidential election process, others propose the argument of it being a nullification of democracy.Contributor: Michael BoothePublished: Dec 01, 2009
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The Supreme Court's decision in this case ended Florida's statewide ballot recount and allowed Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris to certify George W. Bush as the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes. These votes gave Bush a majority of the Electoral College with 271 votes and enabled him to win the US Presidency. Though Gore won the popular vote, his defeat in the Electoral College lost him the presidency. What reason did the court...
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BOISE – After Washington this year became the fifth state to endorse a big change in how the nation elects presidents – letting whoever wins the popular vote take the office – Idaho is poised to debate the same question. Nothing changes until enough states sign on to represent a majority of electoral votes; only about a quarter of them are on board so far. “We’re just waiting to see if there are additional states that decide to join in,” said...
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Things That Make No Sense: Scientology and the Electoral CollegeThe Perpetual PostHowever, if I want people to sit rapt and stare at me, all I have to do is offer to explain what the hell Scientology is about. I was going to do that here, ...
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