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This 5 page paper reports the history of the Electoral College, when it was established, why, its purpose, legal foundations for it, how it works, how Electors are selected, number of Electors, election quirks with the Electoral College, how Electors vote, elections deferred to Congress, who administers the Elector College and how it has evolved. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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its purpose is still the same today, it has been through a couple of evolutions over its history. The Federal laws that govern the electoral college today are found in:
"Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution; 12th Amendment to the Constitution; and United States Code, Title 3, Chapter 1 (3 U.S.C. ?? 1 - 21)" (NARA, FAQ, n.d.).
Our Founding Fathers wanted to devise a system to elect the President of the United States that was fair to all citizens. Consider the situation they were facing at
that time: There were 13 colonies, large and small, there were 4 million people that were scattered along at least 1,000 miles of the eastern seaboard, transportation and communication was
minimal (Kimberling, 1992). The infrastructure made it nearly impossible for any presidential candidate to campaign very far from home (Kimberling, 1992). On top of that, they were suspicious of political
parties and they further believed that "the office should seek the man, the man should not seek the office" (Kimberling, 1992). This was a formidable issue to plan and
decide. They considered several options at the Constitutional Convention (Kimberling, 1992). For instance, the Congress could select the president but that could cause divisiveness and upset the balance of power;
the state legislators could elect the president but that would lead to the president being obligated to the states; popular vote could decide the presidency but due to the lack
of communication, citizens would most likely vote for the candidate from their state (Kimberling, 1992). Thus, they decided to establish a College of Electors (Kimberling, 1992). The idea was that
"the most knowledgeable and informed individuals from each State [would] select the president based solely on merit" (Kimberling, 1992). This structure had its roots in the "Centurial Assembly system of
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