Electoral College Of President

Now that joe biden has won pennsylvania and the presidency all eyes are.

Electoral college of president. The founding fathers established it in the constitution in part as a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. President elect joe biden won both the electoral college vote and the popular vote but president donald trump s attorneys and others have been contesting the election and filing lawsuits over. Make sure to update your bookmarks.

The electoral college was also favoured by southern states where slaves made up a large portion of the population. Federal office holders cannot be electors. The united states electoral college is the group of presidential electors required by the constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of electing the president and vice president each state appoints electors according to its legislature equal in number to its congressional delegation senators and representatives.

Even though slaves didn t vote they were counted in the us census as three. President donald trump also lost the popular vote while winning the electoral college to defeat hillary clinton in 2016.