Can Electors of the Electoral College vote their conscience?
Can the electoral college stray from its states popular vote?
Are there other countries that use an electoral college aside from the U.S.? Why is the electoral college necessary? What is the purpose of the US having the Electoral College? Would American politics be more or less polarized if state legislatures picked electors themselves, rather than have them selected by popular vote? Why does the United States continue to use the outdated electoral college when the reasons for its use have not existed in the last 100 years? Should the US electoral college be abolished or should it be used as the founders designed it to be used? Why does the US voting system go by the electoral system? Do other democracies have the electoral college or an equivalent? If not, how is their democracy fair? What are electoral votes? Will the US ever use Single Transferable Vote in their elections? Has any one become president after losing electoral college and winning popular vote? When was last U.S electoral votes per state revised? Should it be revised? Why doesn't the US use the popular vote in their general election and presidential election systems? When was U.S electoral votes per state last revised? Should it be revised? What is the connection between the popular vote and the electoral vote? Why does it matter that we vote at all? Why is popular voting required, if US Presidential election results are decided on basis of electoral votes? What happens if presidential candidates cannot get the required amount of electoral votes? Will we know the electoral college vote count by December 19, or are the votes sealed and the results not known until January? How does the US prevent electoral fraud? 2 wolves and a lamb vote on what's for dinner argument (tyrannic majority) is often made for electoral college. But is it truly democratic? If all US States assigned electoral votes proportionally how different would the US Presidential Election results be? What changes, if any, need to be made in the US electoral system? How will write-in votes for President be counted? I.e. now that far more are *certain* to do so -- how's that work in the electoral college? What would happen if none of the candidates received 270 electoral votes? Is involvement of political party in college election is desirable? Do you think that the petition asking those in the electoral college to vote for Clinton will succeed? What are the disadvantages of using Range Voting in the US voting system? How will you win states without electronic voting systems? How much voter fraud goes on in US elections? What are the drawbacks of range voting?