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| | 3PT - Electoral College Primer |
 | | When voters vote for president, they are actually voting for the electors pledged to their presidential candidate. | | | Earlier, in 1972, a Republican elector in Virginia deserted Nixon to vote for the Libertarian party candidate. | | | 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. |
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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. | | | The political parties of each state submit a list of individuals pledged to their candidates for president that is equal in number to the number of electoral votes for the state to the State& chief election official (in CA it is the Secretary of State). |
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http://www.votescount.com/books/elecoll.htm
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| | Howstuffworks "How the Electoral College Works" |
| | The Electoral College is a controversial mechanism of presidential elections that was created by the framers of the U.S. Constitution as a compromise for the presidential election process. | | | These votes are then sealed and sent to the president of the Senate, who on Jan. 6 opens and reads the votes in the presence of both houses of Congress. | | | Each state has a number of electors equal to the number of its U.S. senators (2 in each state) plus the number of its U.S. representatives, which varies according to the state's population. |
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http://people.howstuffworks.com/electoral-college1.htm
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| | Electoral College votes will determine next president LJWorld.com |
| | In Maine and Nebraska, two electoral votes are determined by the statewide popular vote, and the remaining electoral votes are determined by the popular vote in each congressional district. | | | Welcome to the Electoral College -- a quiet part of the United States system of government that was dragged from behind the scenes to dominate the 2000 presidential election and do the same this year. | | | States have as many electoral votes as they have congressional representatives, so Kansas has six electoral votes for its four House members and two senators. |
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http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/186386
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| | Electoral College Calculator - version 2.2 |
| | On election day, voters are actually voting for Electoral College members who promise to vote for the candidates of their respective political parties. | | | Each state is allocated "electoral votes" equal to the total number of Senators and Representatives allocated to that state. | | | In all but two states the party with the greatest number of votes receives all the electoral votes for that state, even if no candidate gets a majority. |
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http://grayraven.com/ec
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| | Electoral College 2004 Allocation |
| | The House, voting by states and not as individuals (a majority of the total number of states being necessary to a choice), chooses the President and the Senate, voting by individuals and not as states (a majority of the total number of senators being necessary to a choice), chooses the Vice President. | | | The number of electors for each state is equal to the number of Representatives (1 to 53) plus the number of Senators (2). | | | The candidate with the highest popular vote tally receives all of the state's electoral votes, with the exception of electoral votes from Maine and Nebraska. |
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http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G04/ElectorAllocation.phtml
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| | The Electoral College |
| | Explanation of the Electoral College: The number of representatives are determined by the total number of representatives that state has in Congress (Senate and House). | | | January: When Congress opens, the electoral votes are counted and the election is official if both the presidential and the vice-presidential candidate have 270 votes. | | | The Electoral College was a way in which the states would have a voice in the election of a President. |
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http://www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/LCC/HIS/101/electoral.html
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| | The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Colorado considers dividing its 9 Electoral College votes |
| | One elector, a Democrat from the District of Columbia, did not vote, as a protest against the district's lack of representation in Congress. | | | The current Electoral College system can result — as it did in 2000 &; in a president who loses the popular vote but wins the majority of electoral votes. | | | The Constitution requires that a candidate win a majority of the electoral votes to be elected (there are 538 electoral votes, so 270 are necessary to win); otherwise, the outcome is decided by the House. |
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002039915_colorado19.html
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| | Electoral College |
| | The Electoral College is a clumsy device that never would be imitated by a state for electing its governor -- or by a town electing its dogcatcher. | | | But instead of a simple national vote, the Constitution requires the presidency to be decided by 51 separate elections in each state and the District of Columbia -- all but Nebraska and Maine winner-take-all -- with electoral votes allocated based on the size of each state's congressional delegation. | | | Justification for the Electoral College is rooted "in racism and sexism," Amar says, noting no other political bodies (whether foreign nations or our own states and cities) think enough of the Electoral College system to use it for their elections. |
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http://www.fairvote.org/op_eds/electoral_college.htm
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| | In the electoral vote, complications abound - Tom Curry - MSNBC.com |
| | In those two states, one elector is awarded to the candidate receiving the most votes in each of the congressional districts, and the remaining two electoral votes are awarded to whoever gets the most votes statewide. | | | Both the House and the Senate must vote to reject the challenged electoral votes in order for them to be rejected. | | | A legislature could for instance, appoint a specific group of electors, such as retired judges, could choose electors randomly from the state’s population, or could say the presidential candidate who wins the most votes nationwide would get all of that state’s electoral votes. |
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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6327343
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| | Electoral College Calculus (washingtonpost.com) |
| | But the state splits its electoral votes based in part on the vote in each congressional district. | | | But if the winner's margin is small -- less than 1 percent of the popular vote is a rule of thumb -- the odds increase that the quirks of the electoral college could again decide the presidency and again raise doubts about a president's legitimacy. | | | Such problems and "faithless electors" have surfaced before, but the elections were not close enough for it to matter. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A439-2004Oct26.html
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| | Popularity Contest - In defense of the Electoral College. By Walter Dellinger |
| | As in 2000, the election now appears to be so close that either candidate could lose the national popular vote and yet be sworn in as president by virtue of claiming more electoral votes than his opponent. | | | (There is thus no warrant in the original understanding for any elector to exercise independent judgment by voting for his or her preferred candidate instead of the candidate actually chosen by the voters of the elector's state. | | | Quite the contrary—the electoral system was advanced by at least some delegates who in theory favored direct election of the president. |
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http://slate.msn.com/id/2108991
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| | Electoral Vote Calculator |
| | In the race for president, the winner of the popular vote in each state wins all the electoral votes in that state | | | There are 538 total electoral votes and 270 electoral votes - a majority - are needed to win. | | | Use the Electoral Vote Calculator to determine the total electoral votes for the Republican and Democratic candidates by selecting the |
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http://www.americanresearchgroup.com/ev
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| | MyDD :: Proportional Allocation of Electoral Votes in Colorado? |
| | The electoral college is a holdover to a less democratic age. | | | As far as the Voting Rights Act goes - I'd love to see South Carolina Republicans argue that the rights of black voters are abridged if the state's votes don't go to a Republican presidential candidate. | | | If the measure is on the ballot and approved by voters in November, Colorado's nine electoral college votes would be apportioned on a percentage of the popular vote. |
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http://www.mydd.com/story/2004/8/3/144612/0610
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| | Split Colorado's electoral votes? - Tom Curry - MSNBC.com |
| | Given some Americans’ puzzlement with the electoral mechanics that allow one candidate to receive the most votes nationwide and not win the electoral vote, one might expect that Colorado could be the harbinger of a national movement if the measure is approved by the voters. | | | Facing Colorado voters on Nov. 2: a ballot measure to change the state constitution so that Colorado’s nine electoral votes would be allocated in proportion to the popular vote in the state instead of a winner-take-all basis. | | | If approved by voters, Colorado’s measure could begin a state-by-state change in the electoral vote system, without proponents having to go to the trouble of attempting to amend the U.S. Constitution. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6106804
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| | America's Worst College, Part 4 - Why the "bye, bye Nevada" argument is wrong. By Timothy Noah |
| | A common argument in favor of keeping the Electoral College is that if America chose its president by popular vote, presidential candidates would no longer visit smaller states, and therefore would no longer take the trouble to familiarize themselves with those states' idiosyncratic needs. | | | The hang-up in the Senate wasn't that small states opposed it; it was that states that were especially dedicated to preserving states' rights (then indisputably a code word for segregation) opposed it. | | | Edwards found that among the seven states with the fewest possible electoral votes (three), only Delaware got a visit. |
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http://slate.msn.com/id/2108420
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| | essays & effluvia: The US, Electoral Map (proportional) |
| | Based on the number of voters in individual states this year, it would have been possible for one candidate to have had 83,000,000 votes in the 39 least populous states garnering 267 EC votes and lost the election while the winner had only 32,000,000 votes in the 11 most populous states, getting 271 EC votes. | | | I would maintain that a map weighted by Electoral College votes is a more accurate graphic representation of the election than a map based only on population, after all we sometimes elect presidents that do NOT win the popular vote... | | | The electoral college gives a distinct advantage to the less populous states. |
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http://bigpicture.typepad.com/writing/2004/11/the_us_electora.html
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| | Colorado Dreamin' |
| | He calls the electoral reform "a multi-partisan effort," claiming that 20 percent of the campaign's signatures are from Republicans. | | | But if it's a Florida comparison that Governor Dean seeks, he should head for the Rockies. | | | But adjust that to reflect the state's popular vote and Bush would have received only 5 electoral votes, changing the national total from 271-266 in favor of Bush to 269-268 for Gore. |
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http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/475xrhca.asp
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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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| | 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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| | C-SPAN.ORG |
| | After the 2000 Census, some states gained or lost electoral votes. | | | Check back for more terms as the campaign progresses. | | | See Chart with 2004 Electoral Votes in descending order |
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http://www.c-span.org/classroom/govt/electoral1.asp
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| | Presidential Election of 2000, Electoral and Popular Vote Summary |
| | Percentage of voting age population casting a vote for president: 51.3% | | | Presidential Election of 2000, Electoral and Popular Vote Summary | | | The impact of attitudes toward foreign policy goals on public preferences among presidential candidates: a study of issue publics and the attentive public in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0876793.html
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| | 270 to Win: An Interactive Map and History of the Electoral College |
| | Since electoral votes are generally allocated on an "all or none" basis by state, the election of a U.S President is about winning the popular vote in enough states to achieve 270 electoral votes, a majority of the 538 that are available. | | | 270towin.com is an interactive Electoral College map for 2008 and a history of Presidential elections in the United States. | | | It is not about getting the most overall popular votes, as we saw in the 2000 election, when the electoral vote winner (Bush) and the popular vote winner (Gore) were different. |
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http://www.270towin.com
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| | Electoral College Results |
| | Also, candidates who received no electoral votes but gained a significant amount of popular votes will be included on the table. | | | The vice-president would run on the same ticket as the president, thus eliminating the chance of the President and Vice President being from different parties. |
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http://www.ushistory.org/gop/system/results.htm
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| | Electoral Votes Summary |
| | Total electoral votes needed to win the presidency: 270 | | | NYC firefighters embark on 'Thank You America' bike tour |
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http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/results/ev.html
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| | RealClear Politics - Polls |
| | He can offset a loss in Florida (and New Hampshire), by winning three of those four states. | | | Based on the final RCP State Averages, President Bush is projected to win 296 Electoral Votes to 242 for Senator Kerry. | | | At the state level, using the RCP state averages to allocate the Electoral College, President Bush would win 306 - 232. |
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Presidential_04/RCP_EC.html
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| | The Electoral College - Maine and Nebraska |
| | Consequently, neither state has ever split its electoral votes. | | | The winner of each district is awarded that district’s electoral vote, and the winner of the state-wide vote is then awarded the state’s remaining two electoral votes. | | | Currently, these two states are the only two in the union that diverge from the traditional winner-take-all method of electoral vote allocation. |
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http://www.fairvote.org/e_college/me_ne.htm
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| | Current Electoral Vote Predictor 2004 |
| | I might just track the Senate elections in 2006, but it is a bit early now. | | | This site has far more about the election than just the map. | | | Electoral Vote Predictor 2004: Kerry 251 Bush 286 |
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http://www.electoral-vote.com
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| | PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS (270 Electoral Votes Needed to Win) |
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