Has Congress ever considered scrapping the Electoral College system?
Yes, in 1969 the House approved a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and to provide for direct popular election of the president, with a minimum of 40 percent of the popular vote required and a runoff election between the top two finishers, if no one got 40 percent. The proposed amendment was killed in the Senate by senators from small states and Southern states.
A. Yes, in 1969 the House approved a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and to provide for direct popular election of the president, with a minimum of 40 percent of the popular vote required and a runoff election between the top two finishers, if no one got 40 percent. The proposed amendment was killed in the Senate by senators from small states and Southern states. Q.
Yes, in 1969 the House approved a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and to provide for direct popular election of the president. That plan called for a minimum of 40 percent of the popular vote required to win the presidency, with a runoff election between the top-two finishers should the minimum not be met. The proposal was killed in the Senate by legislators from small states and Southern states. Related articles on Newsvine: – Electoral College Votes Today Bloomberg.com – State’s 9 electors unmoved by anti-Obama pitch The Denver Post – It’s official: Barack Obama elected 44th president Associated Press This article was tagged with the following:obama, barack-obama, mccain, election, john-mccain, only-on-msnbc-com, white-house-transition, votes, election-day, electoral, electors Click here to view the 6 comments for this news item.
Yes, in 1969 the House approved a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and to provide for direct popular election of the president. That plan called for a minimum of 40 percent of the popular vote required to win the presidency or a runoff election between the top-two finishers should the minimum not be met. The proposal was killed in the Senate by legislators from small states and Southern states. If the electoral vote system appears to be undemocratic, what arguments do supporters of the electoral vote system use to defend it? Republican presidential contender Ron Paul argued in 2004 that the Founding Fathers “created the electoral college to guard against majority tyranny in federal elections. The president was to be elected by the 50 states rather than the American people directly, to ensure that less populated states had a voice in national elections.
Yes, in 1969 the House approved a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and to provide for direct popular election of the president. That plan called for a minimum of 40 percent of the popular vote required to win the presidency, with a runoff election between the top-two finishers should the minimum not be met.The proposal was killed in the Senate by legislators from small states and Southern states.
