The selecting of a president relies on the one system that came into play in 1787 during the formation of the Constitution. This system formed after many disputes on what was the most efficient way of selecting a President in which the people and the Congressional Delegates can both participate in. It is called the Electoral College system, and it was first used during the first four presidential elections after the Article II, Section I of the Constitution came into motion. There are many elements and history components of the Electoral College system, so how was this system inherited? It is the result of trial-and-error and the devotedness of our diligent past and present leaders. The Electoral College system has advanced since the time it
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Elements and regulations of the Electoral College system are governed and enforced by the Federal Government. Elements such as the fundamental structure, electors that are set to meet at home state and not as a unified body, and the electors granted two votes. The fundamental structure consists of the number of electors, which will equal the number of congressional delegates. The reasoning behind the electors meeting at home state rather than a unified body is to reduce the opportunity of electors influencing other electors on the outcome of the election. It was also made lawful to allow electors to submit two votes; one as the state vote and the other as his/her personal vote for …show more content…
Elements such as the qualifications of electors, the restrictions in who electors can vote for, and the process after appointing electors are all components of the process of the Electoral College system. Certain qualifications are necessary such as the fact that an Elector cannot be a senator, representative, or federal employee in office within the United States, nor can he/she be an official who has conspired with U.S. enemies and/or rebelled against the U.S. Some restrictions issued are however no constitutional establishment or federal law is in act in existence regarding a sudden change of pledge to candidate. However, some states require that the electors cast ballots for the candidate with the most popular votes in their state. Furthermore, some state electors are can be fined or disqualified if the elector fails to vote for pledged candidate. Once electors are appointed, a list is sent for approval to the vice president of the U.S., and then the electoral votes are counted for each state. The candidate with the majority of electoral votes becomes the president and the candidate with the second highest amount of votes becomes vice president of the United
Elements and regulations of the Electoral College system are governed and enforced by the Federal Government. Elements such as the fundamental structure, electors that are set to meet at home state and not as a unified body, and the electors granted two votes. The fundamental structure consists of the number of electors, which will equal the number of congressional delegates. The reasoning behind the electors meeting at home state rather than a unified body is to reduce the opportunity of electors influencing other electors on the outcome of the election. It was also made lawful to allow electors to submit two votes; one as the state vote and the other as his/her personal vote for …show more content…
Elements such as the qualifications of electors, the restrictions in who electors can vote for, and the process after appointing electors are all components of the process of the Electoral College system. Certain qualifications are necessary such as the fact that an Elector cannot be a senator, representative, or federal employee in office within the United States, nor can he/she be an official who has conspired with U.S. enemies and/or rebelled against the U.S. Some restrictions issued are however no constitutional establishment or federal law is in act in existence regarding a sudden change of pledge to candidate. However, some states require that the electors cast ballots for the candidate with the most popular votes in their state. Furthermore, some state electors are can be fined or disqualified if the elector fails to vote for pledged candidate. Once electors are appointed, a list is sent for approval to the vice president of the U.S., and then the electoral votes are counted for each state. The candidate with the majority of electoral votes becomes the president and the candidate with the second highest amount of votes becomes vice president of the United