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| | 3PT - Electoral College Primer |
 | | Under the Constitution, each state is authorized to choose electors for president and vice president, the number always being the same as the combined number of U.S. senators and representatives allotted to that state. |  | | The electoral college is one of the many compromises written into the t United States Constitution in 1787. |  | | Makeup and operation of the electoral college itself are tightly defined by the Constitution, but the method of choosing electors is left to the states. |
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http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/case/3pt/electoral.html
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| | What is the Electoral College |
 | | The electoral votes are sealed and sent to the President of the U.S. Senate and are read aloud to both Houses of Congress on January 6. |  | | Each elector was required to cast two votes for the president and at least one of those votes had to be for a candidate outside of their state. |  | | Originally, the purpose of the College of Electors was to have the most knowledgeable and informed individuals from each state of the Union cast their votes for the president assuming that they voted solely on the basis of merit. |
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http://www.votescount.com/books/elecoll.htm
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| | The Electoral College |
 | | The Electoral College has performed its function for over 200 years (and in over 50 presidential elections) by ensuring that the President of the United States has both sufficient popular support to govern and that his popular support is sufficiently distributed throughout the country to enable him to govern effectively. |  | | And the Electoral College was designed to represent each State's choice for the presidency (with the number of each State's electoral votes being the number of its Senators plus the number of its Representatives). |  | | The electoral votes were to be sealed and transmitted from each of the States to the President of the Senate who would then open them before both houses of the Congress and read the results. |
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http://jceb.co.jackson.mo.us/fun_stuff/electoral_college.htm
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| | Presidential Elections and the Electoral College: U.S. Congressional Documents |
 | | In 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes, who was born on October 4, 1822, became the nineteenth U.S. president after a bitterly-contested election against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden of New York. |  | | Students and researchers on the subject of the presidential elections and the electoral college may find it useful to consult the Law Library of Congress Research Guide to Election Resources, a resource guide to both electronic and printed materials on the subject. |  | | He lost the electoral college vote to William McKinley despite his diligent campaigning. |
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwec.html
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| | Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |
 | | Election Information: menu directs the browser to election information including: historical details (such as election dates, electoral votes by state, the electoral college, etc.), Presidential Election Law from the U.S. Constitution and United States Code, Articles, and a description of the election process. |  | | Individual year pages include candidates, parties, popular and electoral vote totals, maps, charts, and voter turnout (1932-2000). |  | | 2004: provides information on the upcoming 2004 Presidential Election, including the very popular Electoral College Calculator and the |
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http://www.uselectionatlas.org
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| | The Electoral College |
 | | The Distribution of Electoral College Votes amongst the States (1981-1990 and 1991-2000) |  | | For Electoral College and popular votes in past presedential elections, link to the Electoral College Home Page of the National Archives on |  | | A Brief History of the Electoral College along with pro's and con's and a selected bibliography. |
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http://www.fec.gov/pages/ecmenu2.htm
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| | President Elect |
 | | Welcome to President Elect, the homepage for information on the election of U.S. Presidents and the electoral college. |  | | You'll find election results, history, electoral college debate, and much more! |  | | Articles should be related to presidential elections, analysis, the electoral college, relevant Constitution issues, election law, winning and losing presidential / vice presidential candidates, etc. We will not accept articles that are politically biased or are deemed not relevant. |
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http://www.presidentelect.org
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| | EC: The US Electoral College Web Zine |
 | | Here's the text of the failed constitutional amendment that would have replaced the Electoral College with a direct vote as low as 40% of the voters. |  | | Resources, References & Stories about the much maligned U.S. Electoral College |  | | Direct popular election of the U.S. President is a perilous option |
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http://www.avagara.com/e_c
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| | F1Study Home Page |
 | | Top 100 US Universities, Top Ranked Universities by Program |  | | FREE Registration to find the Best Ranked US Universities based on your score, academic performance and priorities. |  | | F1study.com – U S Higher Education guide for US students and International Students. |
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http://www.F1study.com
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