Electoral College Electoral System

There are three different electoral colleges, plurality, majority, and proportional representation systems. Each of these systems has different requirements when determining who won an election when casting the ballots of an election for a country. A plurality system is most commonly used in the United States during an election. This system is based on the candidate who receives the most votes from the popular vote can win regardless of the percentage they received; as long as no other candidate receives more of a percentage than the other candidate. This system depends on a single-member constituency which allows growth of a relatively stable political system influenced by two strong parties. A majority system is primarily used in the United States in a few southern states during the primary elections. The candidate in this system must receive a majority of all votes cast in the relevant district, so 50% or more. After this primary election a runoff election is sometimes held between the top two candidates, because during the “first round” there may have been several draws of candidates so there would be no chance that any one candidate would have received the …show more content…
This system differs greatly from the other systems because it is a multiple-member district system that allows each political party representation in portion to their percentage of total vote. So a party that wins 25% of the popular would receive 25% o the seats in parliament. An electoral college is made up of the electors from each state who meet after the popular election to cast their ballots for president and vice-president. The first candidate to earn 270 of the college’s 538 votes will be the winner. The president is just not elected from the votes of the popular vote. The amount of electors in each college is based on the size o the state’s congressional