Every four years, citizens of the United States of America gather at election ballots to elect the President -- the leader who will guide them over the next four years. Citizens cast their votes into ballots which will then be tallied into the Electoral College. The Electoral College, designed as a winner-take-all system, has decided the outcome of over 200 years’ worth of presidential elections. This does not come without 200 years’ worth of criticism however. Consequently, recent presidential elections have resulted in citizens of the nation to believe that the current Electoral College is outdated and requires change. Despite the outcries of many, the Electoral College has remained as the best voting system for the United States and should …show more content…
The passing of the of 12th Amendment would solidify the Electoral College into its place and would provide to its service to U.S. citizens of both the past and present – the ability to vote. Looking at the anatomy of America’s voting system, the Electoral College consists of 538 Electoral Votes, with each state (and district) receiving a minimum of three electoral votes and the remaining electoral votes are distributed by overall population per state (National Archives). Thus, states such as California, Texas and Florida maintain the greatest number of electoral votes. And on the other hand, states such as Montana, Wyoming and Alaska only contain 3 electoral votes (Election Hub). In order to win the presidential election, a candidate must earn 270 of the 538 electoral votes. Electoral votes are distributed by whichever candidate earns majority vote within the