Electoral College Archives

GOP Plans To Challenge Electoral College Vote Will Fail

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is planning to object to Congress certifying the Electoral College vote for President-Elect Joe Biden when on Jan. 5, after the 117th Congress is sworn in. He is expected to be joined by over 140 House Republicans in objecting to the vote, citing voter fraud, which has already been debunked thoroughly, including Trump-loyalist former Attorney General William Barr and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The move, though has attracted criticism not just from across the aisle but also from fellow Republicans.

Electoral College Affirms Biden Victory

President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election was affirmed as the electors of the Electoral College cast their votes, giving Biden a 306 electoral votes to 232 for President Trump. Not one elector voted faithlessly. The Electoral College vote went smoothly with no dramas, and the vote successfully affirms Biden’s victory, putting a close to President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud and this election being “rigged” (no evidence has been found of election-rigging or voter fraud).

Biden Wins the Electoral College With 306 Votes

With the Associated Press and most media calling the state of Georgia for President-Elect Joe Biden and the state of North Carolina called for President Trump, the President-Elect officially wins the Electoral College with 306 electoral votes over the President’s 232 votes. Ironically, Hillary Clinton lost with 232 votes back in 2016, so in terms of the number of votes, there has been a complete flip.

Nebraska and Maine’s 2nd District Explained

If you’ve looked at any electoral map prediction, you may have noticed that Maine and Nebraska are slightly different in the way that they assign electoral votes to presidential candidates. Rather than assigning all of that state’s electors to the overall statewide winner, the two states assign two votes for the at-large winner and one each for each of their congressional districts (three in Neb. and two in Maine). Coincidentally, in both of these states, the second district is competitive. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at these districts.

The States That Will Decide Who Becomes President

Due to the Electoral College system, many people that live in safe states do not get their voices heard on the presidential level. For instance, a Republican in California or a Democrat in Mississippi are not represented in the Electoral College, because those states are safe for the Democratic and Republican parties respectively. This basically means that a handful of states decide the election. Let’s take a look at them in this post.

The US Presidential Election Process Explained

Updated Dec. 31, 2020. This post has been updated to reflect the situation after the 2020 election.

Many people still don’t fully understand the process of electing a president. And, contrary to popular belief, it is way more complex than it seems at first. So in this post, let’s go through the process of electing a president from start to finish, from nominations, to primaries, to debates, to Election Day, and to the Electoral College voting.

SCOTUS: Punishment For Faithless Electors (Chiafalo v. Washington)

On July 7, 2020, the Supreme Court made a major decision in the case of Chiafalo v. Washington regarding faithless electors in the Electoral College, especially with regard to those in the 2016 presidential election. In a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states have the ability to enforce an elector’s pledge in a presidential election.

Why the Electoral College Should Be Abolished

I was recently inspired by an old video from CGP Grey talking about the Electoral College, and so I thought I might make a post about it. Today, I will be discussing the reasons why I believe the Electoral College should be abolished and replaced.