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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@9ZQS65GIndependent6mos6MO
Districts with larger populations should have more voting power than smaller counties with less than 100 people in them in the electoral college system
Yes, and there should be a test system to determine if a person has enough knowledge of politics to vote
@9XLYKLF7mos7MO
yes and make there is not electoral vote each candidate would not focus on states cause no matter what each vote is literally one vote
@9XKGN377mos7MO
No, as the EC prevents the major cities from dictating the outcome of national elections.
However, ranked choice voting should be implemented so that we can work to get away from the 2 party system. Also, gerrymandering congressional districts needs to be regulated.
@9WQGKYZ7mos7MO
No they had been made in fear of the peoples lack of education
now its the ignorance of man
if people had been less blinded by politics and ignorance we wouldn't need it
it was made partially for this very reason
they choose to be ignorant and for that I cannot trust my fellow man because of this
@9VLW27G 7mos7MO
No, it is useful in obtaining a final decision that checks the power of major cities, but a ranked voting system would be more politically efficient, and could help disperse partisan voters
@9V79F698mos8MO
No, but force the members of the electoral college to adhere to the majority of the votes cast in their state.
@9THM2VB8mos8MO
No, but I do believe the amount of votes earned per state should be spread out more. No states that will guarentee success.
@9S8ZQGX9mos9MO
No, but it should be taken in comparison to the popular vote and base the winner on the discrepancy margin.
@9RKPQ4810mos10MO
Abolishment of the electoral college requires a constitutial amendment and is therefore irrelevant to the election of the president of the United States, who represents the national executive branch.
@9K79SHMProgressive 1yr1Y
I want ranked voting in combination with reform so votes are distributed proportionally instead of winner take all system
@9J26J4N 1yr1Y
No, but reallocate electoral votes so that metropolitan areas are weighed the same as rural, and we should go back to having the runner-up become the Vice President.
@9H8QCF61yr1Y
No, but the Electoral College should be revised to where popular sovereignty rules over the college rather than the college over popular sovereignty.
@9DW4DBS2yrs2Y
No. Eliminate the cheating by the democrats. . Paper ballots and one day of voting.
@9DJJCBK2yrs2Y
Not too knowledged on this topic.
@9D56MXV2yrs2Y
I don't understand electoral votes
@8DSBLBH5yrs5Y
Yes, Because the people votes should mean more.
@9RPDHMY10mos10MO
Return electoral votes to population based measure, all electorial votes be proportionally distributed, and push for ranked or approval choice voting
Should stay as is until we can come up with a better system.
@96MHGGWRepublican3yrs3Y
No, but it should be required for the electors to vote for those the people voted for
@96FVDG23yrs3Y
I think both sides should be abolished in general.
@95ZVZ5CWomen’s Equality3yrs3Y
Not enough information or knowledge nor understanding of what the electoral college actually does, so i am unsure of my response to this question.
college is a SCAM... still might go though
@95Q2WMS3yrs3Y
Reset and replace current members with younger ones
@95H8PY93yrs3Y
@94KJX3F3yrs3Y
The Electoral College means nothing to me.
@944JXJCLibertarian3yrs3Y
No, but diversify the representatives on the electoral college
@93PFD293yrs3Y
I'm too uninformed to answer.
@93F7XB83yrs3Y
I do not have a concrete answer for this question. I am very neutral to the electoral college. It helps and doesn’t help at the same time.
@93C8S7L3yrs3Y
Definitely. Those who are in favor of it claim that it prevents the liberal parts of the country from deciding the election, however, instead, it makes states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida the only states where your vote really matters. See the 2000 or 2016 elections for examples.
@92MFKM23yrs3Y
no, but it should be fair and equal between everyone
@9222X743yrs3Y
current president decides who's next
@8ZJQJB43yrs3Y
Yes, and no, It's a yes because voting doesn't truly lie in the hands of the people, and no because Republicans are at a loss most of the time because of bs media.
@8YSXB5FIndependent3yrs3Y
Yes. First we need to have a safe, secure voting system and then we switch to popular vote.
@8Y4SZMN3yrs3Y
The government and, by extension, the electoral college shouldn't exist
@8X9ZJBT4yrs4Y
If there were an accurate prediction of the effect of this then I’ll have an answer for you
@8X5MKX34yrs4Y
Yes. Just tally the votes as a whole instead of separating by state. It’s stupid.
@8WMRYNG4yrs4Y
If we are to keep the electoral college system, then they should make it where the popular vote has more say.
@8VXMLPG4yrs4Y
No, but a majority vote should almost always win
@8VNNMNL4yrs4Y
Yes because electoral college isn't fair for any third party candidates who want to run for presidency.
@8VGC2GT4yrs4Y
i beleive more votes means you win
@8VG3QPF4yrs4Y
I feel like they shouldn't have that much power
@8V8P6WD4yrs4Y
I am against it but when sometimes this can help when little girls are hurt by people.
@8V7R8GZIndependent4yrs4Y
I don’t really understand
@8V3BN7QConstitution4yrs4Y
No, but the electoral college should be reformed to make population a less significant variable.
@8TVLRXC4yrs4Y
No, but they should vote in favor of who their state voted for.
@8TMY3HG4yrs4Y
No but reform it to a ranked choice system
@8TBR2KK4yrs4Y
Yes if it cannot be reformed.
no but they need to make sure there is no fraud
@8SQBYRP4yrs4Y
Yes because It is “undemocratic;” It permits the election of a candidate who does not win the most votes; and. Its winner-takes-all approach cancels the votes of the losing candidates in each state.
@8SDLJNY4yrs4Y
@8RPNJQF4yrs4Y
The state as a whole should be abolished
@8R8YF7P4yrs4Y
yes, the people should have the power to vote and have their vote count. therefore whoever had more votes at the end of the election is president.
@8R5ZRKL4yrs4Y
I don´t know what the Electoral College is
@8QWQ7CT4yrs4Y
The electoral college should only be used when necessary, if votes happen to come to a tie then we should go off of that vote.
@8QWJ75P4yrs4Y
No, there should some changes on updating population and their should be I big weight on popular votes.
Yes, and switch to rank voting within a popular voting system
@8QR458R4yrs4Y
No, although they should recruit more people that are trustworthy that will force a whole state to recount votes during voting time which is important.
@8Q56WG64yrs4Y
Yes, but only if something better comes along
@8PYD4KG4yrs4Y
Have an electoral point system so the popular vote of the state give the winner all of the points with no middle man (the elector).
@8PPM4V74yrs4Y
No, switch to ranked voting, and proportionally distribute electors, instead of a winner take all
@8PKXTBV4yrs4Y
I don't understand the subject of the question.
@8NQNSQQ5yrs5Y
No, but I think it should be updated
there is no use in having it.
@8ND53HC5yrs5Y
there's really no point in voting if we have it
@8N8SXDTRepublican5yrs5Y
Maybe, change the college and popular votes to fit the most equal voting
@8N7S8LZ5yrs5Y
What’s electoral college again
@8N5KLQ5Women’s Equality5yrs5Y
I think it’s like in between but personally I tho it should be banned
@8MK83DT5yrs5Y
Yes, abolish all government policies.
@8MBYD3X5yrs5Y
No, but the balance of votes by population should be updated, and it should be reformed so that the votes are more distributed instead of the "current winner take all" system
@8M4XLBQ5yrs5Y
I’m torn between yes and no
@8KJXJM25yrs5Y
Not entirely, the votes should be calculated based off of percentage. For example if Texas has 30 votes and the results are 50% Democrat and 50% Republican, then the votes are split, rather than having a the winner take all.
@8KHLNJH5yrs5Y
I'm unsure on this question.
@8K79M3M5yrs5Y
no, but the electoral college should be reformed
@8K6N6X25yrs5Y
no, but make a law to where the representative has to vote for the popular vote of the state.
@8K5GLGP5yrs5Y
i don't have enough knowledge about this topic
@8JS8L6TIndependent5yrs5Y
Yes to keeping but it needs to be reformed in other ways that aren’t listed.
@8JDW9985yrs5Y
Maybe if the replacement is more representative
My position is neutral on this issue.
@8J3RYVP5yrs5Y
I think that winning both the electoral college and popular vote should be required to win the Presidency. Additionally, eliminating the two party system and requiring candidates to make public the businesses that contribute through lobbying (both who and how much)
@8J2S2895yrs5Y
i feel that this is a difficult questions since i am understanding towards both points of views when it comes to this question
@8HQM9TFRepublican5yrs5Y
I don't have enough information to give my opinion
No, but reform so that votes are distributed proportionally and the balance of votes by population are updated
@8H765ZJ5yrs5Y
Restructured where candidates still campaign in states that are not labeled battleground states because they know the electoral college is preestablished the outcome already in these non battleground states.
@8H3GZBG5yrs5Y
No. But it needs reform.
@8GGS3J85yrs5Y
Yes, because its confusing
@8FDXKQ65yrs5Y
Each persons vote should equal one vote. Everyone should get an equal say.
@8F9VWC85yrs5Y
No, increase the size of the US House is Representatives to make the electoral college more proportional
@8F8QT975yrs5Y
No, however I think electoral college votes should be split by rural/urban counties. it seems that major cities hold the power of the electoral college in states such as NY, CA, IL. The electoral college should vote in a manor that represents all counties, not just the major counties i.e electoral votes should not be all in by pop vote but rather split to represent the entire area of state.
@8DVMSMH5yrs5Y
I'd have to think about it more, I am in between.
@8D2ZRJB5yrs5Y
I don;t no how to answer this question
@8CR8W9Z5yrs5Y
No. However, make each state equal one point. In the event of a 25-25 tie, the tie-breaker can be either the Popular vote or the average margin of victory per state.
@8CPCC6R5yrs5Y
No, but there should be no way for a faithless vote to ruin the election.
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