1. The Election 13.5

2. Electoral College What is it? –Representatives from the states who cast ballots for the President How are they chosen? –Based on the results of the popular vote within each state How do they vote? –ALL electors vote for winner of popular vote in state – “rubber stamp” How does that differ from the Framers’ intention?

3. Counting Electoral Votes Electors vote in their respective states Monday after the 2 nd Wednesday in December Sent to the President of the Senate to be opened and counted on Jan 6 th Is this when we find out who the President will be?

5. Flaws What are the three flaws in the electoral college system? –Winner of the popular vote not guaranteed to win the election –Electors are not required to vote with the people –Could be decided by the HoR

6. 1 st defect – winner of pop vote loses election Winner-take-all

9. Distribution of electoral votes

10. 2 nd defect – Faithless Elector No laws require electors to vote for the candidate that won their state 9 times None of them changed the election results

11. 3 rd defect – HoR decides election If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, HoR decides election Why is it considered a defect? –Less democratic –Small states get the same votes as big states –States with even number of reps could cancel each other out and lose their vote

12. Reform District Plan Proportional Plan Direct Popular Election National Bonus Plan Electoral College