And if you do look it up please don't give me the whole page that you copy and pasted. brief summary and a link will do.
2006-11-04 15:41:27 · 9 answers · asked by Lexi 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Oops, I looked it up.
An electoral college is a set of electors who are empowered as a deliberative body to elect someone to a particular office. Often these electors represent a different organization or entity with each organization or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way. Many times, though, the electors are simply important persons whose wisdom, it is hoped, would provide a better choice than a larger body.
2006-11-04 15:44:27 · answer #1 · answered by Pepper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, each State has a group of people called electors. The amount of electors is based on the population of the State. The electors are chosen by each State's government. On election day, we do not actually vote for any candidate, we rather vote to let the electoral college know who we favor to win. They then vote, hopefully, based on the State's popular vote. It is very possible for the electoral college to vote against the State's popular vote, but I'm not sure if this has ever happened. If I had looked this up, I might have been able to find out, but I didn't look it up. Hope this helps.
2006-11-04 15:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each state gets a certain number of electoral votes based on population. On election day when the votes are counted those votes go to whichever candidate got the most votes. Although they don't actually do the electoral voting for a while afterwards.
2006-11-04 15:45:19 · answer #3 · answered by Cinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally, it was made to prevent "incompetent" canidates from winning the presidency. A person's vote, does not actually contribute to the final tally. But rather, it is supposed to be a guidance to the electorial college on who to vote for.
Now, it is just when people vote, the canidates specific party gets all the electorial college votes
There are probably some holes in that explanation I just gave however
2006-11-04 15:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each state is represented in the electoral college relative to their population, exactly like the House of Representatives.
Short enough.
2006-11-04 15:45:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
off the top of my head - not guarenting accuracy however- they are elected officals- they started off to keep Americans from voting in morons into office- they are suppose to vote for the people and speak for the people,and vote how the people vote - however nothing says they have to vote that way, they can actually vote any way they want... which is where the problem comes in
2006-11-04 15:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by katjha2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a group of people that tally the popular vote and avarage out that and give points to the canadate with the highest votes in a district.
2006-11-04 15:44:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't work, thats the problem.
2006-11-04 15:47:30 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
everyone who votes knows.............
2006-11-04 15:42:34 · answer #9 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋