Electors Voting Process: Part Two

Electors Voting Process: Part Two 

Currently in all but one or two states, if a plurality of the state's electorate choose a specific candidate, then all the state's electors have to cast votes for that specific candidate. In the one or two states that does not follow this practice, their state's electors are compelled to vote for the candidate that the plurality of the electorate chooses in his/her specific congressional district. 

This really takes away from the very idea of having electors in the first place. After all, there is no reason of having electors if the popular vote in either the congressional district or entire state legally binds an elector's choice. 

There are a few states that allow an elector to not cast his/her vote for a candidate that the plurality of the state's electorate chooses. These electors are called "faithless electors". However, they may not be legally allowed to vote for another candidate.

Electors are supposed to be independent of the will of the electorate's plurality. That was the reason why that system was implemented in the U.S. Constitution. Please read my next post to read about proposed measures to restore this system back to its original purpose.