Electoral College Alternative The Electoral College is a voting system that was put into place by our founding fathers in the constitution. The Electoral College has 538 electors and out of those electors, 270 votes are needed to win an election (National Archives and Records Administration 1) . Most Americans dislike the Electoral College and what it stands for, being that Americans feel their votes do not count. If there were alternative ways for people to cast their votes, whether that be change the whole system, vote differently or even to tamper with the current system, Americans would be much happier. Arthur Schlesinger Jr proposed an idea called National Bonus plan that would keep the same old Electoral College system in play
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This system would be very different from the Electoral College system, being that it would wipe away the middle man between the people and the government. In this system, the people would cast their votes in a ranking system, ranking who they wanted at the top and their least favorite candidate last. This system gives the people a feel of importance when casting their vote because they know it will make a difference.
If Americans changed the system to Direct Vote with Plurality rule, this would make Americans especially feel like each and everyone of their votes counted. This system has each and every vote count from every single person and who ever wins that majority, wins the election. The downside to this would be that if a recount was needed, the entire nation would needed a recount which would be more difficult.
America's best interest would be to change the voting system to the Instant Runoff method. This method would be most effective for Americans because it would have everyone votes considered and the most popular would win. For example, if one candidate in particular was hated in the states that had the least electoral votes, it would be less likely for them to win the whole election due to the ranking system. This would be better for modern voting because people can be very passionate about their candidate and be able to rank that. America needs a system that makes the citizens feel like
This system would be very different from the Electoral College system, being that it would wipe away the middle man between the people and the government. In this system, the people would cast their votes in a ranking system, ranking who they wanted at the top and their least favorite candidate last. This system gives the people a feel of importance when casting their vote because they know it will make a difference.
If Americans changed the system to Direct Vote with Plurality rule, this would make Americans especially feel like each and everyone of their votes counted. This system has each and every vote count from every single person and who ever wins that majority, wins the election. The downside to this would be that if a recount was needed, the entire nation would needed a recount which would be more difficult.
America's best interest would be to change the voting system to the Instant Runoff method. This method would be most effective for Americans because it would have everyone votes considered and the most popular would win. For example, if one candidate in particular was hated in the states that had the least electoral votes, it would be less likely for them to win the whole election due to the ranking system. This would be better for modern voting because people can be very passionate about their candidate and be able to rank that. America needs a system that makes the citizens feel like