It Is Time to Replace the Electoral College

Another problem is that the lack of distance and communication can hinder voters from understanding candidates. Again, this has not attracted attention for the time being. There is presidential candidate in the campaign which uses train. We currently have various news media formats from newspaper to TV, internet. According to their argument, the distance prevents voters from knowing that the candidate is invalid. We have various means of transportation now. The emergence of news media also reduced the need for voters to meet candidates to understand their views on various topics.

You will notice that for a long time you have chosen many different ways to choose the provincial legislature, the internal "state" electoral college based in the county (Tennessee), the presidential election including the people's system. Voting refines the electorate, Congress will use the final selection (Massachusetts State), direct election through constituencies, and of course the systems used today in Nebraska State and Maine. And the House electorate is placed in the House District.

In the early days of the American history, the Legislature was basically a US Senate Electoral College and even a Federal Election University. Prior to 1913, the state legislature of the United States appointed a US senator from each state, before 1872, in many cases the US presidential elector was elected by the state legislature (most states are It was changed before 1824). Elected election) Legislative elections are often voted by the Senate or the President as the Legislature has a great influence on federal elections. The famous 1858 Lincoln Douglas's debate was said to have taken place during the U.S. Senate campaign in Illinois and in fact was done during the legislative election in Illinois. Lincoln and Douglas' names did not appear in any polls.

In Argentina, there is an electoral college established by former president 1853 constitution. The Constitution was amended in 1949, and the electoral college was replaced by a popular voting direct vote in the 1951 election. After the revolution of 1957, the 1949 Constitution was abolished, and election universities were used again in 1958 and 1963 elections. Elections in March 1973 and September 1973 were not selected and used directly by referendums in accordance with provisional basic rules promulgated by the military regime in 1972. Electoral colleges were used again in 1983 and 1989 elections. The Constitution was amended in 1994. Electoral colleges have been replaced by direct voting of two votes since 1995.