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How We Elect Our President
Electoral College
How are electors allotted among the
states?
• Population
• Representation
How Many Electors Do They Have?• Ohio
18 – 2010 /20 -2000 • Top 5 States
California – 55 No change
Texas – 38 - +4
New York – 29 - -2
Florida – 29 - +2
PA/IL – 20 - -1
States With Three ElectorsAlaskaDelawareMontanaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaVermontWyomingDC – Special Case
Do the Presidential Electors Vote by State?
• Winner Take All−48 States and DC
Congressional District Divide −Maine−Nebraska
• Proportional
Number of Electors Needed
• 270 / 538
• If not…goes to the House of Representatives
• VP goes to the Senate
Historical Examples
Election of 180073 – Jefferson73 – Burr
Jefferson wins on 36th ballot
Historical Examples
Election of 1824
99 – Jackson (152,933)
84 – J.Q. Adams (115,696)
41 – William Crawford (46,979)
37 – Henry Clay (47,136)
Meeting Time• 1st Monday after 2nd Wednesday
in December in Home State.• 1st Vote for President• 2nd Vote for Vice President
−12th Amendment• Can only vote for 1 person from
their state.
Counting the Votes• January 6 of
the year following the election.
• House and Senate meet in the House.
• President of the Senate Presides
• Certify Votes and Ballots
• http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283204-2
Majority of Electoral Vote Not Received
• House of Representatives• Top 3 vote getters in Electoral
College• Each state gets 1 Vote• Majority wins
Nominee won Popular Votes and Loses Presidency
1876 Election
250,000 more popular votes
Loses to Rutherford B Hayes by 1 electoral vote
1888 Election
90,000 votes over Benjamin Harrison
233/168
2000 Election
543,895 votes over George Bush
271/266
Flaw of the Electoral College
Electors are not required to vote in accord with the popular vote
What If……• Winner of the popular
election dies before the electoral college meets?
Electoral College Map Activity1. Using one side of the map or using one color
determine the fewest number of states needed to win the electoral college vote in the United States and color in these states. This means you will be using with the states with the highest population.
2. Using one side of the map or using another color determine the most states needed to win the electoral college vote in the United States and color in these states. This means you will be using with the states with the lowest population.