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The real reason we have an Electoral College: to protect slave states
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Republican bid to alter Nebraska's electoral system to boost Trump stymied
Sept 23 (Reuters) - A last-minute Republican effort to award Nebraska's five Electoral College votes on a winner-take-all basis - a change that would help Donald Trump's odds of winning the White House - appeared doomed on Monday, after a key Republican lawmaker said he opposed the proposal despite lobbying from Trump's allies.
Lebanese candidates push for change in a corrupt electoral system
Lebanon is going through one of the worst economic crises in recent history. Food and fuel prices are way up. Certain medicines are hard to find. Power outages sometimes drag on for days. Tomorrow, voters have a chance to hold the ruling establishment to account in parliamentary elections. But NPR's Arezou Rezvani in Beirut explains, it won't be easy for new candidates to break through a system that's built to keep the same usual parties in charge.
US election: how does the electoral college voting system work?
by Richard Hargy 4/11/24 THE CONVERSATION
On November 5, millions of Americans will cast their votes for president, with the vast majority deciding between Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump. This historic election, however, is not determined by a singular national poll, but rather a state-by-state contest. Many people outside the US, and some inside, do not understand how this complicated system works.
How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular?
A majority of Americans — more than 60% — support abolishing the Electoral College, according to a September report by the Pew Research Center. But the system has survived an unprecedented number of attempts to change it.
Making elephants dance - a guide to Germany's electoral system
by Thomas Escritt 23/9/21 Reuters
BERLIN (Reuters) - Sixty million voters, casting twice as many votes for 47 parties, leading to a parliament that could have anywhere from 700 to as much as 1,000 legislators - the German electoral system is baffling even to Germans.
Fox News settles blockbuster defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems
by David Folkenflik 18/4/23 npr
Judge Eric Davis of the Delaware Superior Court announced the settlement from the bench on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the trial's scheduled start.
All politicians “game” the system. The question is how?
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Election system needs an overhaul, but it's not that easy
by Deborah Charles 8/11/12 Reuters
Election Day problems have become commonplace in the United States in recent general elections. But a comment by President Barack Obama offered a glimmer of hope that problems that have dogged voting for years might finally be addressed.
