The United States Electoral College is the mechanism established by the United States Constitution for the indirect election of the President of the United States and Vice President of the United States. Citizens of the United States vote in each state at a general election to choose a slate of “electors” pledged to vote for a party’s candidate. The Twelfth Amendment requires each elector to cast one vote for president and another vote for vice president. During the 2019 Democratic Presidential Primary 15 candidates, including Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Elisabeth Warren, called for the abolition of the electoral college.
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I don't really know about this one.
yes and have a one party communist system
@9XHVG3YPeace and Freedom7mos7MO
It should be based on actual votes and all be actually correct rather than people who can mess with it even be involved.
@9WMLP9NPeace and Freedom8mos8MO
No then one party would always choose the president and it would not be a represented election of the people.
@9WJPB3VPeace and Freedom8mos8MO
Have trustworthy voting representatives that are selected who are being accountable of vote selection that the public trust.
@9WFHBJHPeace and Freedom8mos8MO
I am sooo uneducated with anything that has to do with politics that i have no idea what his means
@9WBJBM4Peace and Freedom8mos8MO
The candidates should not be chosen to represent a Republican or a Democrat presidential nominee based on how much money they can raise. The government (taxpayers) should pay to hear what each candidate has to say Prior to election year. All candidates should have an ex amount of time on television to speak to the country. American citizens Are at the mercy of candidates, rich friends
@9VK3TPYPeace and Freedom 8mos8MO
Yes, and the votes should be counted properly and elections shall be made by the number of votes not by who is already elected.
@9VD96JTPeace and Freedom8mos8MO
One person, one vote. May suck to count up that many, but then taxes get filed just fine don't they?
@9TRH8MMPeace and Freedom9mos9MO
There are still voting disparities existing and the voting system and polls is not accurate for lower income neighborhoods and felons
@9T27463Peace and Freedom9mos9MO
No, but we should make changes to it. We should take the approximate population of a state and divide it by its number of electoral votes to find out about how many people per electoral vote. Then the state can be split between parties depending on who they vote for, but not having a complete popular vote.
@9STCYZ89mos9MO
No, but smaller more popular parties should be involved in each state with the same level of representation as both parties.
@9SKMWDV10mos10MO
Itroduce an ameritocracy where only individuals who are educated on our government system are eligible to vote and weigh the vote based on their education.
@9LHBB2C1yr1Y
The whole system needs recreated to give more chances to individuals and not be dominated by just two parties.
@9LGT7RJ1yr1Y
Yes, and Congress members should vote on the president, with the election decided by a majority result.
Others defend the electoral college, pointing out its role in the balance of power between more and less populated states.
I would agree if I could find reasonable proof that it is a rigged system, if it isn't however, I would not.
It's hard to say, but the system needs to be made where an actual reliable person can be put in office so the people can be convinced so they don't make the wrong decision.
no because the people elected should not be the ones deciding and it should just be the people
It not really something i care about
I believe it should be more researched (the percentage of their involvement)
@8XRL33B4yrs4Y
In my opinion, there's not really an exact answer I have. We're all uncertain of the education levels here in the U.S., and the problem is that it's not consistent. This question is completely dependent on how many people are educated properly about how U.S policies and government work.
Not that educated on this.
Yes, since this is the only way that ensures representation of the whole country instead of just major cities. However, there are ways to make things fair by; reforming so that votes are distributed proportionally instead of the current winner-take-all system, the balance of votes by population being updated. If those changes are made then a switch to another voting system like representative democracy (popular vote) or a ranked voting system wont be needed
Not really informed on this topic
Yes, but also reform so that we use a fairer voting system (e.g. STAR voting)
@9BYJXL32yrs2Y
Yes. I think the president should be decided by the entire population, not an assembly of biased people from either party. And yes, even if you are for or against a candidate, and the decision you made also the majority of the population's decision as well, the Electoral College is able to change this, and that is not the kind of power the Electoral College should have.
Should stay as is until we can come up with a better system.
@9BB7F2H2yrs2Y
Im half and half on this one
Yes, switch to a representative democracy, but put a safety net in place in case of voter ignorance/harmful policies
Yes everyones vote should count
@96H59G73yrs3Y
kinda but depends on who is running and the points they are making about why they should be president.
@969QHWVIndependent3yrs3Y
I believe that if the electoral collage should be reagled
@962S5ZW3yrs3Y
Yes, and the Senate should be abolished along with switching to a ranked-choice voting system.
college is a SCAM... still might go though
No more political parties
@95PJBWQ3yrs3Y
I believe that those affairs are for the people who deal with laws and how a system works, yet I have the belief that it should be in the benefit of the people of the world and not for political greed or abuse of the Gov.
@95MZVTZ3yrs3Y
I have never understood what that is tbh.
@95JZKCH3yrs3Y
i don't particularly care
Make the voting system more accurate specially Electoral votes
Don't really care if it is or isn't so I don't really know
@955BNGC3yrs3Y
No, but instead of making it only a few states, have every state participate in every election
I still wanna know their votes but I don't want them to have priority over our votes.
I think the balance of representatives per state should be updated but that the voters should many vote. (voting should matter more or be as equal as the electoral college).
@94G74PF3yrs3Y
I think that we should do direct democracy.
No, but it needs to be reformed so that it represents the current population
@93LG8TC3yrs3Y
The outcome of alternatives should be researched, the voters should be informed and it should be placed on the national ballot before anything in place is abolished.
I dont really know what this is
@938W8H4Transhumanist3yrs3Y
I think democracy unefficient and a preferable option would be something along the lines of monarchy
@937PT6D3yrs3Y
I do not understand enough about the electoral college to decide.
i don't really understand what you is saying.
@92M6NWH3yrs3Y
Boe Jiden had election fruad
No i dont think so but it should be an in person voting system
@8ZVFNBW3yrs3Y
it should be by population though it should be marginalized separating the places of more educated to of higher regard when it comes to strategic matters
I don't really know and/or care much about this.
not well educated to make up my mind
Abolish electoral college and have majority rule in elections.
@8ZKFZ7S3yrs3Y
I dont really know much about the electoral college
No and yes. Some people really need to do college virtually. I feel that it should be offered for them as long as they are trying to pass their classes.
it should be agree on or the most votes
I like the way it is right now.
It doesn't affect me; I don't mind.
@8YF75833yrs3Y
We Should be allowed to vote for at least 2 favorite canidates.
yes, switch to a not rigged system where you can't cheat
Complete overhaul of the voting system adding ranked choice voting.
we need to redo out government entirely
Not abolished, but I think they should have less power.
yes, whoever gets the most votes overall should win .
@8XS6QGM4yrs4Y
Yes it should be abolished and switched toward Digital Democracy or E-Democracy
i think we should draw sticks
No. Proof of citizenship, and ID must be provided. No loop holes, and no illegal immigrants, no felon voters, no dead voters, re-count and hold facilities accountable for secure voting practices.
If they want it would matter either way
We should do the ranking system. Each section of the state gets to vote and majority wins for that state. So if North Carolina had 4 votes for blue and 3 votes for red, North Carolina would have one blue point towards the election.
@8X5C7SP4yrs4Y
I dont even know what this is
I honestly don't really know what the electoral college is.
I have mixed feelings about it because like it can change the whole course of an election despite what all the people think.
This is a very difficult question. I think when the electoral college works it hurts one party. For example, if the Maricopa County of Arizona votes for the Republican candidate, however the elector that corresponds to that county wants to vote for the Democrat, they can and vice versa; this does hurt one party and doesn't make the people's vote matter. When it doesn't do anything/work, it doesn't really have an effect on the election. If all of the electors vote accordingly to their states, then it does not sway the way of the election. I do think more people might vote if we abolished it, but it is in place to try to protect us from a dictator. all in all, I am undecided.
eh, it has issues but it's there for a reason
@8WCQYVQ4yrs4Y
I do not have enough experience with the electoral college.
I feel like the electoral vote could be very biased as well and this would only create a higher division. But also I don't feel confident to say we should switch to popular vote because like myself, some cannot vote and that would not include them or many points of views.
I've heard about it but i don't remember what this is means
No, but find a way to make sure people don't get fake votes or anything or no one is paying for votes or anything like that
It kind of depends everybody feels different.
@8VYTPXJ4yrs4Y
depends on the circumstance
@8VRXTR74yrs4Y
no tengo idea sobre este tema
I dont now believe so, no. I’m not completely sure though.
There should be something to regulate the altering of influence, not voting
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