1. Presidential Elections

2. Candidates likely to focus on two key target groups

3. Swing Voters

4. Swing States “Battleground States”

7. During Presidential Voting, citizens do not vote for an actual candidate, but for Presidential Electors

8. Once selected in an election, Electors are expected to automatically vote for their party’s candidate

9. Anyone can be an elector…..SCARY!!
“This is smiling!”
“It’s just Tuesday!”
Anyone can be an elector…..SCARY!!

10. Electors are chosen by popular vote in every state on the same day

11. First Tuesday following the First Monday in November

12. Most states use an At-Large system to award delegates

13. Two use the District Plan

14. But the real election of the President doesn’t take place until early January

15. What happens if there is a TIE? Or if no candidate receives a majority?

16. House of Representatives decides who will be President from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes

17. Senate selects the Vice President from the top two candidates with the most votes

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19. Three major “flaws” have been identified in the Electoral College

20. The winner of the popular vote will not necessarily win the Electoral College

21. Electors are not required to vote in accord with the popular vote

22. Ultimately, the election could be decided by the House of Representatives

23. Electoral College Proposed Reforms

24. #1: District Plan

25. No Constitutional amendment needed
Could throw the election to the House
Does not guarantee that winner of the popular vote would be Pres.

26. #2: Proportional Plan

27. No Constitutional amendment needed
Could throw the election to the House
Does not guarantee that winner of the popular vote would be Pres.

28. #3: Direct Popular Election

29. Winner of popular vote would always win Pres.
Constitutional amendment needed
Small state would lose some of their election power
Voter Fraud
States lose role in the election of the Pres.
Issues for candidates and campaigning
Truest form of Democracy

30. #4: National Popular Vote Plan

31. No Constitutional amendment needed
All states would have to agree to plan
States keep their role in the election of the pres.
(kind of)
Voter Fraud
Winner of popular vote would always win Pres.
Small state would lose some of their election power