AP Government Congress-Electoral College
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President and VP by direct popular vote; some plans dictate that a winner would have to get 40% of the vote or a two candidate run-off would occur.
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The Direct Election Plan
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What Maine and Nebraska already use; get rid of winner takes all and substitute electoral votes in the states based on House of Rep district votes and two state-wide votes; just need a simple majority to win.
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The District Plan (electoral college reform, not abolishment)
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Retains the electoral college but rewards votes in each state based strictly on the % of popular vote in that state... if you won 75% of the vote in a state, you get 75% of the electoral votes; two types exist, one using a rounding system and another that divides electoral votes into smaller parts.
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The Proportional Plan ( electoral college reform)
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This would eliminate electors and create an automatic winner takes all for each state based on the popular vote of the state.
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The Automatic Plan (electoral reform, closest to the current system)
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435
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Number of Members in the House
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100
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Number of Members in the Senate
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538
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Number of Electors
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6 (DC, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa); 3 electoral votes for DC
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Non-Voting Members
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270
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Number of Electoral Votes Needed to Win the Presidential Election
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The decision for President goes to the House, where each state gets a vote to determine the next president from the top 3 vote getters... simple majority wins and each state gets 1 vote (VP is chosen in the Senate from the top two VP candidates).
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If 270 Electoral Votes is NOT Reached
