"Get Rid of the Electoral College"
According to Michael Medved contributor to Newsweek The Daily Beast; "No candidate without major party backing can be president if we don’t get rid of the Electoral College."
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What is the Electoral College?
27 states have Legal Requirements or Pledges
Electors in these States are bound by State Law or by pledges to cast their vote for a specific candidate:
24 states have No Legal Requirement
Electors in these States are not bound by State Law to cast their vote for a specific candidate:
For more information on the Electoral College and the election responsibilities of the States and the Archivist of the United States, contact the Office of the Federal Register:
Telephone: 202-741-6030
E-Mail: electoral_College@nara.gov
Contacts:
- Amy Bunk,
Director of Legal Affairs and Policy - Miriam Vincent,
Staff Attorney
Arthur Christopher Schaper
9:38 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Every state, especially large "spectator states" like California and New York, should adopt the Congressional District method of reapportionment. Two electoral votes go to the winner of the state-wide popular vote, with the remaining electoral votes going to whichever candidates wins the majority vote of each of the several congressional districts in a state.
Maine and Nebraska have this system in place, and more should soon follow. There is no reason why nine swing states should decide every Presidential election.