Why is the Electoral College Important?

Prompted by the Democratic senators recently attempting to abolish the Electoral College, I will be writing about its importance.

 

 

 

I would like to start by telling you what the Electoral College does...

 

Article 2, Section 1  of the Constitution tells us:

 

"...Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President...."

 

 Secondly, why is it important? 

 

 

The Founding Fathers established the Electoral College as a compromise between Congress choosing the President and those qualified to vote choosing the President. It assures that the President is chosen by a Constitutional majority and maintains the rights of the less-populated states.

 

 

 

Love,

 

Ava Katherine<3