The Electoral College is a frequent target of criticism—with more attempts to amend or abolish it than any other feature in ...

The manner of electing the President was one of the most contentious issues at the Constitutional Convention held ... That system, the Electoral College, balances the competing interests of ...

Micah Beckwith (R-IN) appeared in an X video praising the so-called "Three-Fifths Compromise," established at the ...

Whether the Electoral College is fair or necessary is subject to fierce debate that in some ways dates back to its founding. The concept emerged during the Constitutional Convention, which took ...

The Electoral College helps preserve our constitutional system. It has been used to successfully elect Presidents throughout this nation’s history in a way that best represents the diverse and ...

An elector’s job is not to inspire disappointed activists. It’s to maintain public trust in the electoral system. Maine Democratic elector David Bright announced Monday morning that he would ...

In the United States, we actually select the president based on the outcome of the Electoral College vote. That is a vote of 538 electors, that are decided or that number comes from the number of ...

Who among us hasn't been burned by the sheer sight of an electoral college map? You may recall that in the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote over Donald Trump by ...

Democrats encouraging faithless electors can’t stand a free and fair election unless it goes their way. Surely there were alarmists who thought 2016 might end in an undemocratic coup. But who ...

A key issue to understand about Electoral College is "it proportionately favors smaller states over larger states," says Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school a U.C. Berkley. It would take ...

(Mental Floss)-- As you will be reminded countless times, when you cast your vote in Tuesday's presidential election, you're not taking part in a nationwide popular vote, but rather helping decide ...

The 13 states did not yet fully consider themselves as a proper country, and the document merely defined the United States as a “firm league of friendship ” that would allow every member state ...