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Do You Know How The Electoral College Works ? "EXPLAINED"

source: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html

The EC works by you voting for someone called a Elector in November. It may say you are voting for a candidate, but in reality you are telling your state electors how you want them to vote for President. Each state has its own number of Electors based on population. But somewhere someone messed up because some states have more that are supposed to have less. In November you cast your vote telling the Electors what President, you want them to vote for. Then In December the Electors tell Congress who the President will be.


This can cause problems like in the 2000 Presidential Election. This bring me to who chooses the Electors ? Well no other then the Political parties. They elect their own Electors. Seems weird to me. But there are rules for the Electors, supposably Electors aren't allowed to vote against their states. Their have been cases in the past where 83 people have voted against their states. Also Electors can choose not to vote at all. Resulting in the other candidate gaining more Electoral votes. American has an indirect voting system for head of state. The People vote for Electors who vote for President. But they don't have to vote. Seems confusing ? Well because it is.

This even confused my parents and they still don't understand how the people vote.
I have showed them proof from different websites and they say its too confusing.
This is a big problem in voting, no one knows how the system really works.
I'm really scared my parents will never understand how the voting system works.
They don't believe that this is even possible.

I believe we should replace this system with Direct Elections with The Alternative Vote.

Sources -

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS9mM8Xbbw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wC42HgLA4k&feature=relmfu


Alternative Vote Explained -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting

http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/alternative-vote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE&feature=channel_video_title

First Past The Post Voting -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo&feature=channel_video_title



Thank you for reading, please comment and spread around to everyone you know.

- Jonathan
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