"The Electoral College Should Be Abolished"
A common misconception among many Americans is that when they vote, their vote directly elects the President. The truth is not nearly this simple. What, in fact, happens when a person votes is that their vote goes for an Elector. This Elector (who is selected by the respective state in which a vote is cast) casts ballots for two individuals, the President and the Vice-President. Each state has the same number of electors as there are Senate and House of Representative members for that State. When the voting has stopped, the candidate who receives the majority of the electoral votes for a state receives all the electoral votes for that state. All the votes are transmitted to Washington D.C. for tallying, and the candidate with the majority of the electoral votes wins the presidency. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the responsibility of selecting the next President falls upon the House of Representatives. This elaborate......
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