The Electoral College



We’ve all learned about it in history or Government, but what is it really? And more than that is it right?

The Electoral College decides our fate. Do our votes really count if in the end our decision is made by someone else? Some say yes and some say no, and most say “why bother voting?”

Mr. Ballard our Government teacher says “Yes, your vote does count.” The Electoral College does consider the popular vote, and a lot of the time it has a lot to do with their decision.



For those who don’t know the Electoral College consist of 538 members or electors, 535 of which are senators, and the others are representatives for the District of Columbia. Today a candidate must receive 27 Electoral College votes to become president. The Electoral College cast votes for both the president and the vice president.

“I don’t think that the Electoral College should be changed. Although many people want it changed they don’t realize that there will be other consequences to cope with. The Electoral College has generally produced very good presidents. But the problem is that it comes from a time when public education and widespread literacy didn’t exist” Mr. Ballard apparently likes that Electoral College.



Many of you didn’t know what the Electoral College is, but the students that do know shared their opinion and how they feel about voting for someone who may not win.

Michael Milovich a freshman doesn’t agree with someone else picking our president, and speaking on the behalf of everyone and he said “No, it isn’t a good system because if a lot of people vote for one president, but another president wins the state it doesn’t seem fair.”

Senior Heather Joyner said “I don’t like it, because even if we vote for our choice the Electoral College really picks our states vote.”



Junior William Traxel had an opinion not shared by many people when he said “I think that the Electoral College is needed for most decisions in government.”



Who will be our president? No one knows for sure, but we do know that our vote does count. So if you’re able to vote; vote.