Electoral College Year Created

Johnson fell one vote short of a majority in the electoral college.

Electoral college year created. For 32 of the united states first 36 years a slave holding virginian occupied the white house john adams from massachusetts was the exception. 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. Why do we still have the electoral college.

Each state has a number of electors equal to its congressional representation in both houses with the. In the presidential election of 1836 the election for vice president was decided in the senate. Martin van buren s running mate richard m.

In the new year on january 6 2021 the us congress will meet in joint session to count the electoral votes. Make sure to update your bookmarks. Tweet at us throughlinenpr send us an email or leave us a voicemail at 872 588 8805.

Who invented the electoral college. The delegates in philadelphia agreed in the summer of 1787 that the new country they were creating would not have a king but rather an elected executive. Every four years american citizens head to the polls to cast their vote for who they want to be president and vice president of the united states.

Why was the electoral college created. In 2000 537 votes in florida swung the electoral college. The electoral college website now has an easy to remember address.

This year biden leads trump by tens of thousands of votes across multiple key states. As the certification dates are created by the. How was the electoral college created.