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== Post news items waiting to be sorted on this page[https://wikidemocracy.us/index.php?title=Posting&action=edit Edit source] == | == Post news items waiting to be sorted on this page[https://wikidemocracy.us/index.php?title=Posting&action=edit Edit source] == | ||
=====Here’s how US presidents get elected (it’s not by winning the most votes)===== | |||
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/here-s-how-a-us-president-gets-elected-it-s-not-by-winning-the-most-votes/ by John Letzing 1/10/20 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | |||
The Electoral College is a mostly winner-take-all system that delivers a set number of electoral votes per state to the winner of the popular vote there. That set number is based on a state’s headcount in Congress – the minimum is three (as in Alaska and Wyoming, for example), and the maximum is 55 (California). There are 538 in total, and 270 are needed to win. | |||
=====How to Fix America’s Confusing Voting System===== | =====How to Fix America’s Confusing Voting System===== | ||
[https://www.propublica.org/article/improve-voter-turnout-solutions-accessibility by Aliyya Swaby 12/9/22 PROPUBLICA] | [https://www.propublica.org/article/improve-voter-turnout-solutions-accessibility by Aliyya Swaby 12/9/22 PROPUBLICA] | ||
