In 2016, california was the most misrepresented in the electoral college. Nov 10, 2012 a lot has been said about the unfairness of the electoral college for electing the u. The number of electoral voters a state gets is equal to its representation in congress, with a minimum of three delaware, dc, montana, north dakota, south dakota, vermont and wyoming and the highest currently being 55 california. No it is not fair, but not necessarily for the reasons that most people here say. Electoral roll searches for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 20, 2014, 2015, 2016.
Presidential elections in perspective presidential elections are a unique phenomenon. The electoral college has, on the other hand, given us competitive and fair elections for more than two centuries. This was clearly shown in the 2000 election, when al gore won the popular vote but not the election. Nov 12, 2016 the number of electoral voters a state gets is equal to its representation in congress, with a minimum of three delaware, dc, montana, north dakota, south dakota, vermont and wyoming and the highest currently being 55 california. In this postelection reality, many are still complaining about the results of a fair and free vote. Oct 18, 2016 the electoral college has 538 members, and each state has the same number of electors as it does house and senate seats. The electoral college is the process by which our country elects our president and it was invented by the creators of the u. Fritz springmeier bloodlines of the illuminati 2 the. Minimum conditions for free and fair elections the standard. What may seem unfair to the people might be very fair to the states for which the electoral system was set up in the first place.
Clinton supporters petition to force electoral college to. The theme for the conference will be voting options in preparation for elections 2020. Hillary clinton, but won the electoral vote to become the 45th president of the united states. California, with 53 seats in the house, gets 55 electoral. The national popular vote plan to bypass the electoral college. Nov 03, 2016 the electoral college is the process by which our country elects our president and it was invented by the creators of the u. Li kashing has lived in the same house on a hill hong kong for 30 years. To search the electoral roll freely you need the peoples first name and surname, if you have a clue where they may be living e. The 2016 election season is roughly half over, but already certain triedandtrue trends have emerged in coverage. What i do resent is that the electoral college, except for maine and nebraska, is a statebystate winnertakeall, rather than being divided up proportionally. One reason republicans feel so bitter about the 2012 presidential election is.
The electoral college is not fair because it overrepresents parts of the country. The electoral college has 538 members, and each state has the same number of electors as it does house and senate seats. This national electoral calendar for the year 2015 lists the national federal direct elections that were held in 2015 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. Historical and narrative analyses of western expatriates experiences in singapore find. Published on aug 19, 2016 every four years the office of the federal register part of the national archives and records administration administers the electoral college. More states consider working around the electoral college. To be honest, i find the whole us system a terrible system anyway, but i come from a completely different democratic system, which most americans find a worse system. How does the electoral college work, and is it fair. This group of rogue electors have a plan to stop trump. For local elections, see 2015 local electoral calendar. It may seem surprising that the result is little different than the actual 306232 result excluding faithless given. The right for south africans to participate in free and fair elections is set out in the constitution of the republic of south africa.
Then 2008 and 2012 were largely challengefree, bringing us to 2016. The most egregious fault in the system is the prospect of a nationwide popular vote winner actually losing in the electoral college. It has happened four times, most recently in 2000 when al gore got 48. In 2008, barack obama was the first african american to be elected president of the united states with an electoral college victory of 365 to 173 and a clear national majority of the vote, 53 to 46 percent, representing all ethnic communities. Her 2016 book do not say we have nothing is among nominated for the prestigious booker prize for fiction. Apr 15, 2016 the 2016 election season is roughly half over, but already certain triedandtrue trends have emerged in coverage. Keeping with the earlier comparison, california has 53 seats in the house 8 meaning there is one vote in the house for every 740,566 residents. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. While the college is to vote on december 19th, 2016, the actual deadline is 6 days prior or december th, 2016. Many of those who kept silent about or praised the electoral college in 2008 and 2012, when it delivered the white house to barack obama, are now maligning it. Without it, the big cities would dominate the poles, and all presidential candidates would neglect the needs of the people from smaller states.
A shorter version of this article was published in the washington lawyer magazine july august 2016 i. Offers a look at a debate on whether to abolish the electoral college in favor of direct elections in the united states. Why the electoral college is unfair by nyla letters to. Electoral college is unfair, but it is still the best way to.
Which election method is more reasonable and fair, the. Free and fair elections electoral commission of south. A crowd watches as the colorado members of the electoral college are dismissed after voting for the president and vice president at the colorado state capitol on dec. The electoral college system the way we really elect our president has always had its detractors and lost even more public support after the 2016 election, when it became apparent that presidentelect donald trump might have lost the nationwide popular vote to sec. The house of representative is more balanced, but still amplifies the voice of the lower population states. The electoral college is not democratic vanity fair. It may seem surprising that the result is little different than the actual 306232 result excluding faithless given that clinton won the popular vote. Clinton over the hump, and trump gets a bump sabatos.
Aug 19, 2016 published on aug 19, 2016 every four years the office of the federal register part of the national archives and records administration administers the electoral college. This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in french. We will hear from your colleagues and stakeholders in election administration on the myriad of alternative voting optionsmethods for our voters and how those options. Opinion end winnertakeall in the electoral college. Also, swing states change often, so the argument that swing states control the election is idiotic because without the ec, the large states would control. Moreover, if there were an attempt to vote for hillary despite the fact that the election is based upon state rights since this is the united states and not one sovereign federal state, this becomes very critical. January 2017 click show for important translation instructions. Put another way, a citizen in wyoming has a voice that is 1. The electoral college is an artificial device, but it has the fairy. The electoral act 73 or 1998 outlines the provisions governing national and provincial elections. Wont get fooled again till the next booboo updated august 1, 2018. The municipal electoral act 27 of 2000 outlines the provisions governing municipal elections. Search the electoral roll for free for 2000, 2001, 2002,2003, 2004, 2005,2006, 2007, 2008,2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 20, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
A lot has been said about the unfairness of the electoral college for electing the u. Competing plans to fix electoral college show need for. Dec, 2016 then 2008 and 2012 were largely challengefree, bringing us to 2016. Electoral college is unfair, but it is still the best way. Nov 07, 2016 how does the electoral college work and is it fair. Wangs current forecast is that clinton will 326 electoral.
One reason republicans feel so bitter about the 2012 presidential election is that their party lost when it had a real shot at winning, and they know it. Fairness is not always sustainable, and this is one of the cases. In states where there were africanamericans elgible to vote, like mississippi and north carolina, small percentages were registered to vote on the order of 7% by 1964. He was reelected by a similar, though slightly smaller, margin in 2012. Since then, a push to reform the electoral college has been gaining steam. Pdf on aug 16, 2016, yvonne mcnulty and others published dont hate me because im a foreigner. The former british colonies did not see themselves as a single nation. Electoral college and the national archives 2016 youtube. We agree that if the election were held today, it would almost certainly be closer than that and that trump could very well win. Wyoming has 1 seat in the house, 8 representing its 563,626 residents. Why the electoral college is unfair by nyla letters to the. Townhalls election 2016 results, polls and news for senate, house, governor and ballot initiatives.
Election 2016 results map and key races for the president. Election center home national association of election. Byelections are excluded, though national referendums are included. Do not say we have nothing is about musicians studying western classical music at the shanghai conservatory in the 1960s and the legacy of the 1989 tiananmen. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Minimum conditions for free and fair elections september 16, 2012 in family an election is a formal decisionmaking process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. If there are more people in certain areas, the popular vote is what matters because the most. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Nov 16, 2016 each state is guaranteed at least one seat in the house.
The electoral college, fake news, and the exhausting four. How does the electoral college work and is it fair. The electoral college debate how the electoral college. Do you think that the electoral college is not fair. Opinion end winnertakeall in the electoral college the. Competing plans to fix the electoral college show national popular vote as only true reform.
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