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Has an electoral college voter ever voted against the voters popular choice?
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Why are there popular votes if the electoral colleges decide the presidency?
Because the popular vote decides which candidate wins that State's electoral college votes. In the present case, the electoral college will hardly have a choice and could be said to be redundant, but this has not always been the case.
Under the direct popular election plan to reform the Electoral College the winner would always be .?
the majority choice
What if the popular vote has different results?
The popular vote on a national level does not determine who is elected. Each state is given a certain number of electoral college votes, and the electoral college will normally vote whoever won that states popular vote.There is no laws saying all electoral college voters have to follow this procedure though. They can go against the popular vote, and chose someone who has not won by majority of votes.
Individual casting electoral vote for president?
In the United States, individual casting of electoral votes for president occurs when members of the Electoral College cast their votes for the presidential candidate that won their state's popular vote. Each elector has the discretion to vote for the candidate of their choice. However, some states have laws that require electors to vote according to the popular vote result in their state.
How many time in your history has the man who won the popular vote not won the electoral college vote?
During the time that people have been keeping track of the popular vote there have been three candidates who received an absolute majority of electoral votes despite not being the most popular choice among the voters of the country:Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876Benjamin Harrison in 1888George W. Bush in 2000
In France voters go the polls to elect the president whereas in America voter go to the polls to elect the electoral college According to you what do the electors of the electoral college do?
First off, the general public do not elect the voters in the electoral college. Those chosen to cast a vote as an elector are appointed to this position. After the popular vote in each state has been tallied, the electors of that state, (however many there are) cast all of their state's electoral votes for the candidate their state chose. However, this system was designed to prevent the popular vote from making a bad choice for President. Because of this, the electors in the Electoral College have the ability to change their vote and give it to the other candidate. The number of votes given to each state is based on that state's population. That is why, for example, California has more than fifty electoral votes while some states have only two or three.
What is the popular vote and the electoral vote?
Popular vote is the overall percentage of the population who voted for a presidential candidate. Electoral vote is how many electors in the electoral college vote for the candidate. Each state is entitled to a number of electors, equal to its number of congressmen (Number of Reps. + 2). The candidate which gains the most votes in the state will gain the votes of the State's electors. The popular vote determines how the electors will vote.
Under the proportional plan to reform the electoral college each candidate would?
Get a share of the electorial vote
Difference between electoral college and popular vote?
The popular vote is the number of individuals who voted for a candidate.The electoral vote refers to the 538 representatives in the electoral college that ultimately determine the outcome of a presidential election. The number of electoral representatives in each state depends on population.Rather than directly voting for the president, United States citizens vote for representatives in the electoral college. Electors are technically free to vote for anyone, but tend to votes for candidates their constituency voted for.
How can representatives cast their votes?
the state in which they are voting for must choose the president they want based on whether the state is democratic or republican. then the representatives for that state go to the electoral college in Washington DC and they vote for there states choice
Why was this process changed by the Twelfth Amendment?
Changed the process whereby the Electoral College, and if necessary the House of Representatives, chooses the President. It did not change the composition of the Electoral College
How does the electoral college affects us?
Each state will elect representatives (2 Senators for each state and U.S. Representative amount is based on state's population) who meet in their respective capitasls, where they cast a ballot for that state's choice of president.
