Article II Section 1 Each State shall appoint…..a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may.

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Article II Section 1 Each State shall appoint…..a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress

The Founding Fathers wanted a compromise between the people and government choosing a leader

TIMELINE OF Voting for PREZ On election day, we are actually voting for ELECTORS! (chosen by the party) (Indirect Election)

“Monday after the second Wednesday in December” Electors meet in their home state:

January 6th The Senate counts the votes, its official!

January 20th Inauguration Day!

# of U.S. House Representatives + # of U.S. Senators = # of ELECTOTRAL VOTES

Popular vote winner gets all the electoral votes!! (Except ME / NE)

The “Magic Number” today is 270 of 538 total Electoral Votes

Individual State values can change every ten years (2010 census; 2012 changes) How would the goal number of 270 change?

Ohio Electoral Voters MUST vote for their perspective candidate

26 State Laws restricting “faithless electors”

If no candidate receives 270, top three are sent to the H. of R. and they choose!

Tie?

12th Amendment Placed the President and VP on the same ticket

Let’s Look at some real results

Arguments against the College The Popular Vote winner is not guaranteed the presidency 1824 House elected J.Q. Adams (1800 Jefferson) 1876 (Hayes), 1888,(B. Harrison) 2000 (W) “Majority vs. Plurality” ( 15 times )

Arguments against the College Electors do not always have to vote for who the public directs (only 11 Times, never been an effect on the outcomes)

Arguments against the College Any election could go to the House of Reps. Only happened twice, 1800 Jefferson and 1824 J.Q. Adams

Proposed changes to this process: No other topic in American History has been the subject of a proposed Constitutional Amendment than this!

Other Plans? The District Plan Eliminates “Winner Take All” Popular Vote loser could still win The Proportional Plan % of vote = % of EV Popular Vote loser could still win Hurt 2 Party system?

National Bonus Plan 102 Bonus EV to the popular winner Changes magic number to 321 Actual electors done away with Not a lot of interest in this plan

What would be simplest? Just do away with the EC! Why not do it? Constitutional Amendment Process Small States Voter Fraud

Just Keep the Electoral College Known Process Identifies Winner Quickly My take…it’ll stay forever