The Three Stages Of The Electoral College

Concerned that voters would not have the proper judgement to make a selection of the next chief executive, in 1787, the founding fathers created the “Electoral College”. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. The electors (Political Elites) are the heads of the Electoral College. The qualifications of electors is supported by Article 2, Section 1. This article states that holding the office of trust shall be appointed by an elector. Each state is assigned the number of electors, which are equivalent to the number of seats in the congressional delegation. The electors meet in the respective state to vote 270 electoral votes by ballot in congress for the decision of the next president and vice president.

In the process of Apportionment, The electors determine the number of members in the congressional delegation. The delegation consist of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the Senate, fifty …show more content…
The first stage is “Nomination” which can be considered the possibilities of the election. Each state has a particular number of electors to nominate the best possible candidate for president. The second stage is “Candidate Selection” which can be referred to as the probabilities of the final outcome. This is based on the count of nominations. However this process can be avoided in the process of “Majority wins” In this case, the majority of the electors that nominate the candidate can bypass the deciding vote of the House. The final stage is considered the “Final Vote”. The House of Representatives will be left with the decision to make a selection based on the candidates with the most nominations by the elite. In some cases the “Winner-takes-all” system can overrule any vote. If the candidate wins the majority of the popular votes, then they will automatically get awarded the electoral votes. Candidates can also win the presidency by winning the popular vote without winning the majority