d on the plurality, disregarding Maine and Nebraska. Electors of which have pledged their vote to a particular candidate. So in fact, we basically vote to elect others, who are chosen by political parties, to vote for us. I believe that if the majority of the people want a certain candidate, then that candidate should be the elected official. The electoral procedure seems to me very bureaucratic, with the power of the people’s vote growing very weak in the final outcome. There are proposed solutions to this problem, such as implementing a Division of Electoral Votes, where each state divides it electoral votes to represent the proportional popular vote for each district (Div. of Electors, par.1). This allows more equal representation of both the popular vote and third party candidates. Many worry how this will affect the two-party system, but I believe in equal opportunity decision, allowing the people to elect their own president, not just a “party”. Another possible solution to this problem is Instant Runoff Voting, where voters rank the candidates from #1 as priority pick and so on. If no candidate receives the majority of the #1 votes, the candidate with the least #1 votes is eliminated and the second choice votes are then transferred to the other candidates, recounted and other candidates are eliminated in the same fashion until one winner emerges (IRV, par. 2). This reform does not appeal to me, but it does claim beneficial factors such as ensuring a majority vote for the winner and also allowing more candidates-without spoiling the election. These proposals for restructuring the electoral procedure are headed in the right direction, but I believe in something much bigger and stronger.The fact that the people’s vote is not considered the most important aspect of the election disturbs me. I think the whole Electoral College should be scrapped, with the election of our presidential candidates re...
