By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: February 4, 2017
The National Popular Vote website proposes a way to keep the Electoral College but also elect our President based on the popular vote. From their website, “The U.S. Constitution (Article II, Section 1) gives the states exclusive control over awarding their electoral votes: ‘Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors....’ The winner-take-all rule was used by only three states in 1789.” Their idea is that Electoral College voters will vote for whichever candidate wins the popular vote.
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