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Maine and Nebraska are not 'Winner Takes All' States. They have chosen what they feel is a more direct and democratic process for Presidential elections. Win the state and with the current population and House Districts you may not receive the four electoral college votes because the two House Districts are separately tallied and one district may have voted for Candidate 'X' while the State elected Candidate 'Y'.
Two of the Electoral Votes are given to the statewide winner and a single vote is granted for each congressional district. In states with a small population it probably doesn't shift the balance of power. But if other states with large populations and therefore a large number of electoral votes adapted this practice, elections might be closer and solid blue or solid red States would cease to exist.
Someday a direct election may exist.
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What is the synonym for elective?
voting, electoral, constituent
What does electorate mean?
The term 'electoral' refers to elections. The number of electoral states for example would be a term used. Electoral voting refers to people voting for the candidates in an election.
What is the US Presidential voting system called?
The Electoral college is the Presidential voting system. The electoral college gives each state a certain amount of electoral votes. If a presidential candidate wins the majority of the citizens votes, he will also get the electoral vote.
Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group is known as?
Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group is known as gerrymandering.
What was Stephen Douglas electoral voting result?
Stephen Douglas won only 12 electoral voting (Missouri and a part of New Jersey) and 849,781 popular votes.
What is electoral voting?
Electoral voting is when after the popular vote, which is tallied up and made public in November 6th , the electoral college begins to decide whether or they vote to be republican or democratic. it is a very long process and the results are announced in december.
Who does the electorial voting for Florida?
Whoever the state decides to pick as delegates will do the electoral voting for the state of Florida.
How the internet can indirectly eliminate the electoral college?
The electoral college was created when instantaneous voting was not possible, as it currently is with the Internet.
Can the internet indirectly eliminate the electoral college?
The electoral college was created when instantaneous voting was not possible, as it currently is with the internet.
What was the last US state to send electors to the Electoral College based on the voting in the state legislature?
Antebellum South Carolina had a policy of sending electors to the Electoral College based on the voting in the state legislature.
What is IFE in Mexico?
Instituto Federal Electoral. It is the federal voting registry for Mexico.
What is is the impact of voting?
In voting for the president, the way the area or state (depending on population and representation in the Electoral College) usually determines how the represenative in the electoral college will vote for the president. But sometimes the rep. will go against what his/her region voted for and just vote how they feel. In which case voting did nothing. In voting for state reps and senate and house reps voting counts if you really get into that sort of thing.
