- The electoral college casts their vote on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December.
- The electoral college never meets as a single entity.
- The smallest number of electoral votes a state can have is three, the District of Columbia also has three electoral votes.
- Most electors are bound by party and precedent, not by law, and a few "faithless" electors have ignored the popular vote.
- The electoral college is said to undermine third parties.
- The votes tend to exaggerate the popular strength if the majority party.
- Supporters of it argue a popular election would encourage minor party candidates, possibly making the winner of the election win by only a small percentage.
- The Electoral college triples the clout of the seven least populated states that have just one member in he house.
- It was ruled in 1962 in the case of Baker v Carr by the supreme court that,"one person-one vote must prevail at the state and local level."
- Even though Democrats ended up winning the popular vote in 2000 by one half of a million votes they ended up with Bush the republican who was against what many of the issues democrats valued in Gore such as environmental protection, better healthcare for the poor, and a woman's right to choose.
Questions:
- What happens if the electoral unexpectedly votes one way and the media already announced the other candidate to be the president after the popular vote?
- Is there any circumstance where all of the electoral college will meet in the same place together?
- Do you believe that the District of Columbia should have as many electoral votes as some of our smallest states?
- Does the electoral college get lobbied a lot?
- Why isn't there a law ensuring that the electoral college votes based on the wishes of the people?
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