1. Election Details How do elections works and what if…

2. Election Details General Election: –Tuesday after the first Monday in November every four years Electors Vote: –Monday after the second Wednesday in December after the general election Elector Ballots Counted: –January 6 th –By the Senate President Inauguration –January 20th

3. Electoral College Definition: –Body of electors that represent their state and vote on their behalf 538 total electoral votes –# of US Senators + # of US Reps + 3 for DC –Oregon has 7

5. Winner Take All 1.Winner Take All 1.Winner of the popular vote wins ALL of the electoral votes for the state 2.Nebraska and Maine – don’t follow this system, they use the district system

6. Electoral College Defects 1.Winner may not have received the popular vote. 2.Nothing requires elector to vote for a specific candidate. 3.Potential for election to be decided in the House of Representatives.

7. How can you win the popular vote, but lose the election?

9. What If… No candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes? (50% plus one vote) –President House of Reps votes on top three candidates Each state gets one vote (50) Candidate with majority wins –Vice President Senate votes on top two VP candidates Each senator gets one vote (100) Candidate with majority wins

10. Suggested Electoral Changes Proportional Plan –Candidates get elector votes based upon the percentage of the popular vote they receive. District Plan –Elector votes go to the candidate each district chooses, additional senator votes go to winner of popular vote for the state. Direct Vote –Popular vote chooses electors

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