Final Elections Pros And Cons

For as long as American citizens can remember the assigned method of election for the United States presidency would be the use of the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a process not a place or institution, in this essay I will briefly describe the Electoral College process as well as describe some pros and cons of the electoral college and lastly, I will attempt to answer the controversial question, if you could improve the electoral college, would I choose to abolish or reform the system?

Research suggests that the Electoral College system should be amended because it poorly illustrates democracy, is outdated and

One example of registration laws that effect voter participation includes the House Bill 1355. In 2011 Florida voted on House Bill 1355 placing new regulations on community organization that have helped eligible voters to register (Herron, Smith 2013). Seeing as Florida is a swing state and every four years during presidential elections the state and its residents can determine who will be the next president of the United States, it’s important for communities and organizations to mobilize the people to go out and vote. Although a federal judge in 2012 later blocked the legislation that was making it difficult for third party registration organizations the damage was already done. For a prominent voting organization opted out of doing registration drives when the House Bill 1355 was initially passed (Herron, Smith). The implementation of the Bill influenced the upcoming presidential election in 2012 by slowing the voter registration of thousands of Floridians. Bills like the 2011 House Bill 1355 only raises the cost in the rational choice model making it only more probable that people will just opt out of voting because they don’t want to deal with the time-consuming process. When registering to vote one must adhere to the states laws and comply with the process of registration. Because each state has their own legislation and laws that their residents must follow, it crucial for people to get some information on the state registration process in order to vote.

Our Founding Fathers had great concern over the topic of the government obtaining too much power over the people and with that in mind they constructed a system of indirect election where citizens would choose an elector. That system would distant the citizens from directly electing the president, avoiding any possibility to create tyranny. Their fears were about whether citizens could exercise the best judgement and their capability to fully understand and make good choices in voting. They did not want a group to go off in the wrong direction and take control over others. They thought that a chosen group of more educated and elite individuals elected by the people would be able to better interpret the situation and exercise better judgement. In a way, they were trying to safeguard democracy by instituting the Electoral College as the method to elect our presidents.

In the United States, the Electoral College determines the victor of a national election. Each state has its own number of electoral votes, which is determined by state population. This system is a “winner takes all” system. Which means the candidate with 50 percent or more of the votes in an individual state gets all of that states electoral votes. The 2016 presidential election will have 538 electoral votes, this means that the election will be decided who is the first candidate to 270 votes. Some people have seen this system as outdated and unjust. Many are looking at a way to change the system and others would like to do away with the system

This paper will talk about the presidential primaries in the United States of America. It will explain what a primary election is, and where it comes from historically, also how it fits into today’s society. Another topic it will cover is how the primary process has played out so far this year, how some of the contenders are currently faring in the race for presidency. It will also cover the strong suits of the primaries and some of the major flaws of the primaries. The last topic this paper will cover is whether or not the people of the United States should understand and care about the presidential Primaries.

The Electoral College what can I say to be honest, I know nothing about the Electoral College, but I will do my best to explain it to people who might know and to help them know so when they 're seventeen they know like I should. So the Google definition of the Electoral College is a body of people representing the states of the US, who cast votes in the election of the President and Vice President. I would have not given that explanation, it would have told you it is a College. So helping you and myself, I will first explain how it works, then how Electors are selected, and the qualifications to be one and their restriction on who the Electors can vote for. Then the Election 1800 and the 12th Amendment. Then I will explain times where

The 2016 presidential election was an example of the discrepancy between the Electoral College votes and the national popular votes. If the last presidential election had been decided by a national popular vote, then Hillary Clinton would have won the presidency because she had the majority of votes. However, due to the design of the Electoral College, Donald Trump won the election for president in 2016; although, he lost the national popular vote. Just as some people questioned the effectiveness of the Electoral College during some of the previous elections, several people questioned the effectiveness of the Electoral College again in 2016. The debate about whether the Electoral College should be kept or

I know this article is going to cause most Never-Trumpers to roll their eyes and start mumbling about principles and temperament, but someone has to take the initiative to state the obvious. I hope my message gets past the initial reaction of "not another one". I am voting for Donald Trump for many reasons, but primarily I am casting my vote for him because I have 2 children, 4 grandchildren, and hopefully, God willing, I 'll be around to welcome my great-grandchildren into this world. I want these children to have the hope and opportunity that I enjoyed, and that is only going to be with President Trump, and his running mate, Mike Pence.

Democrats have a phobia against winner-take-all primaries that dates back to mostly forgotten floor fights at the 1968 convention and fears in 1972 that George Wallace could win the nomination. As a result, the party boasts an almost religious devotion to selecting convention delegates by proportional representation by congressional districts. Without the same tempestuous history (before 2016), the Republicans lack similar inhibitions about winner-take-all primaries.

While the United States uses both the electoral college and the popular vote in presidential elections, other countries without electoral colleges have opted for a run-off election system, a process that involves two rounds of voting. In this system, each voter selects one candidate in the first round, and the two candidates with the most votes then advance to the second round. The candidate with the majority of the votes in this round is then elected. Run-off elections ensure that a winning candidate is elected via a majority of the votes, making him a Condorcet winner. Having a Condorcet winner is ideal because it suggests that that candidate, who has surpassed all the others in terms of popular support, truly represents the will of the electorate.

The coming 2016 Congressional election is extremely important to both parties, however it is most crucial to the Democrats as they look to regain Legislative control in the Senate. Fortunately for them, they have a slight advantage as there are twenty-four Republican seats open opposed to the ten of their left leaning counterparts. However, in the House, they will have to take 30 seats to secure a majority, which will prove to be a far more difficult task. Yet, there is another advantage that could spin the votes in the party’s favor, the national Presidential election. Since there will be higher voter turnout among more liberal leaning demographics, such as college students, that would otherwise skip the ballots. Although the real struggle

The greatest benefit is clearly the fair representation of “We the People”. Currently district lines within states are bias, creating an ineffective voting system where a winner takes all system displays unequal representation for minorities. Creating a structure where every vote counts, allows for shared voice that fundamentally will change the portrait of our electoral officials. The end benefit has the possibility to transform the House of Representative and the Senate’s polarization and partisanship, into an entity that might effectively “get the job done”.

The Oxford Dictionary (Oxforddictionaries.com, 2016) defines an election as “a formal and organised choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position”. This is the same in all democratic countries, however, no two countries have the exact same procedure for carrying out elections. There are many ways in which elections can differ from state to state, for example, does the entire population have the same choice of people to vote for or is the voting based on constituencies, or are people voting for individuals or a whole party. The variation between them lies within the electoral systems employed in each of these countries. Electoral systems are simply the rules of elections and how they are conducted. “The electoral system affects the type and level of interaction between politicians and constituents” (PR STV and localism in Irish politics, 2011).

Local election was first introduced in George Town in 1857 and abolished by 1913. It was then reintroduced in 1951 with the passing of the Local Authorities Election Ordinance 1950. Two years late, the Local Council Ordinance 1952 created local councils for villages. The last local election was held in 1963 due to proclamation of emergency in September 1964 because if the confrontation from Indonesia. Quote from James Anthony, “…the suspension of local election as early as 1969 in Kuala Lumpur was to prevent the opposition parties winning them…”. Other alternative is available to be tried as following and their strength and weakness.