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What does the majority of the proposed reforms to the current electoral college system do?
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Electoral reform is the effort put forth to change the American elections. The proposals for electoral reform include overturning Citizens United, limits and transparency in funding and citizen funding of elections.
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How would the National Popular Vote bill change current Electoral College?
When states with a combined total of at least 270 electoral votes enact the bill, the candidate with the most popular votes in all 50 states and DC would get the needed majority of 270+ electoral votes from the enacting states. The bill would thus guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes and the majority of Electoral College votes.
Under what proposed arrangements would 102 electoral votes be awarded automatically to the winner of the popular vote in the presidential election?
National Bonus Plan:This idea, proposed by historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., retains the current Electoral College system, but also awards extra electoral votes as a bonus to the winner of the popular vote. The amount suggested by Schlesinger in his National Bonus Plan is 102 extra electoral votes (two for every state and two for Washington, DC).
Was electoral college created directly or indirectly?
The electoral college was created indirectly. The U.S. electoral system was created by the United States Constitution which was ratified in 1788. The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the current procedure for electing the President and Vice President. The amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803, and was ratified by the requisite three-fourths of state legislatures on June 15, 1804.
What is the difference in current electoral votes between New York and Pennsylvania?
The 2008 Electoral College had 31 votes for New York and 21 votes for Pennsylvania.
Identify a current criticism of the election process.?
The Electoral College vote does not always represent the popular vote.
What happens if no presidential candidate wins a majority electoral votes?
The House votes by state to decide the winnerUS Presidential ElectionIf no candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College votes in a US Presidential election, the states' delegations to the House of Representatives select the president. Each state's delegation receives one vote. The House must select from the top three Electoral College vote getters (i.e. the three candidates with the highest Electoral College vote totals), and the winner must receive the majority of votes.A minimum 2/3rds quorum is required (i.e. 2/3rds of all the states' delegations must be present), and the winner must get a simple majority of that quorum. Only state delegations can vote in such a tie-breaker (e.g. the District of Columbia's Electoral representatives are excluded, and D.C. does not get a vote). Voting rounds continue until there is a winner.Vice presidential electionIf no candidate for the Vice President receives a majority of the Electoral Vote, the Senate will then choose the winner. Each senator has a single vote, and they can chose from the top TWO Electoral College vote-getters. A simple majority (51 of 100) is required to win in the Senate. Only Senators may vote (e.g. the current Vice President does not get to break ties) in this special case. As with the House, voting rounds continue until there is a winner.
How does the president elect the president officially?
I'm not sure if this will answer your question: A political candidate who has been elected president is called the president elect or incoming president. He can officially take office after being sworn in. This is called the inauguration which is Janurary 20th. Until then it is still occupied by the current outgoing president.
How many votes does the electoral college need to elect a president?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the Presidency. This represents a majority -- one more than half -- of the current 538 electoral votes cast. (535 for the states and 3 by the District of Columbia) (A tie vote of 269 for each of two candidates is possible. If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, the election is sent to the House of Representatives.)
Who would favor the electoral college?
The electoral college is designed specifically to prevent the "tyranny of the majority". That is, the founders did not trust the election of such a powerful post (the President) to a simple majority of the population. The design of the electoral college is such that it requires a diverse majority to be achieved for election. It was originally conceived to help prevent a strong regional candidate from beating a candidate with less deep, but more broad appeal, under the theory that the United States was best served by one who appealed to the whole country, not just strongly to one region.The method it uses is a combination of geographic regionalism combined with pure populism. That is, it requires the President to win the popular vote in a majority of regions in the country, not just a pure plurality of the total population.Thus, those in favor of some form of electoral college are often those in lower-density population areas. Since the electoral college takes into account regions of the country when allocating votes, it "favors" those states with lower population densities. That is, a citizen in a low-population state received proportionally more electoral votes than a citizen in a high-population state. Others in favor of the system prefer it because it does require a higher diversity of support than a pure popular vote (that is, the electoral college system requires a candidate to have support in many different regions, which have different concerns, rather than a very large support base in only a very few heavily-populated regions)The current winner-take-all method of allocating state electors has exposed some severe weaknesses in the electoral college system. However, the original goals of the Electoral College can be obtained (and many, if not most, of the faults of the current method can be obviated) by adjusting the method of allocation of electors to follow what is known as the Congressional District Method, which is currently implemented in Maine and Nebraska. Under this system, the winner of the popular vote in each congressional district receives one electoral vote, and while the winner of the state-wide popular vote receives 2 additional electoral votes. This method increases the strength of the one-man-one-vote concept, while still retaining limits on pure populism (and rewarding those with broad-based support, rather than regionalism).
How many electoral votes does santorum have?
how many current electoral votes has santorum won
Who elects the president if the presidential candidates don't receive electoral votes?
It is impossible for candidates NOT to receive electoral votes. The president is solely elected upon electoral votes. At the current point in time a candidate MUST receive at least 270 electoral votes to win. If a candidate does not receive 270 votes, the U.S, House of Representatives elects the President from among the 3 candidates receiving the most electoral votes. 12th Amendment to the constitution
What are four current constitutional debates?
gun control, electoral college, censorship, death penalty Throughout 2009 and currently in 2010, gay marriage has become a huge debate as well as the teaching of intelligent design in schools; and the provisions proposed in Obama's health care plan which would stipulate that everyone would have to purchase healthcare.
