We Should Abolish The Electoral College

At the point when Americans vote in favor of a President and Vice President, they are really voting in favor of presidential electors, referred to all in all as the Electoral College. It is these voters, picked by the general population, who choose the President. The Constitution allocates every state a number of electors equivalent to the combined total of the state's Senate and House of Representatives commission at present, the quantity of electors per state ranges from three to 54, for a sum of 538. Individuals really vote in favor of a group of electors when they go to the voting polls on Election Day. These electors have agreed to support a party's nominee chosen for president. In numerous states the ballot list only the names of the presidential candidates and not the names of the electors, so a large number of individuals think they are voting for the president.

There are many positive and negative aspects of the electoral college one of the positives would be that it promotes a two-party system of governance this is a positive because a two party system is …show more content…
Every vote would have an impact on deciding who the next president would be and voters would feel like they genuinely had a stake in the decision which could lead to an increase in voting all over the nation. With a system of direct election all votes would be equally important and sought after. According to a study done by (PRINCETON, NJ)“62% of Americans say they would amend the U.S. Constitution to replace that system for electing presidents with a popular vote system. Barely a third, 35%, say they would keep the Electoral College”. Which is why in my opinion we should nullify the Electoral College and make our presidential elections one person, one