This web page demonstrates that the Electoral College is a primary source of inequality and injustice in the United States. The Electoral College rules governing presidential elections grant unequal voting power per voter across the states, giving greater voting power to voters in states with less than average population and less to those with greater than average population. This bias discriminates against half the voters in the United States-regardless of gender, race, ethnic heritage or religion. However, because of the distribution of minority groups to larger states, this bias especially discriminates against minority populations compared to the majority white population. It is shown that a vote in a minority population is generally worth significantly less than a vote in the white population --about 10 percent less for Hispanic, Jewish, and immigrant voters, 6 percent less for African-American voters, and 3 percent less for Asian and Pacific Island voters. The Electoral......
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