Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgexternal-linkmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1689cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1689external-linkMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square127fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoThe way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoSo is a method to change the Constitution.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThat really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
minus-squareset_secret@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAre you suggesting with say…an amendment?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoOr we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.
The way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
So is a method to change the Constitution.
That really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
Are you suggesting with say…an amendment?
Or we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.