Can the electoral college stray from its states popular vote?
Can the Electoral College vote for anyone they want?
Why is the electoral college necessary? What are electoral votes? Do you think that the petition asking those in the electoral college to vote for Clinton will succeed? Are there other countries that use an electoral college aside from the U.S.? What is the purpose of the US having the Electoral College? Do other democracies have the electoral college or an equivalent? If not, how is their democracy fair? Will we know the electoral college vote count by December 19, or are the votes sealed and the results not known until January? Can presidential candidates vote? Is involvement of political party in college election is desirable? 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? 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? Has any one become president after losing electoral college and winning popular vote? What happens if presidential candidates cannot get the required amount of electoral votes? Should the US electoral college be abolished or should it be used as the founders designed it to be used? What would happen if none of the candidates received 270 electoral votes? Why does the United States continue to use the outdated electoral college when the reasons for its use have not existed in the last 100 years? What is the connection between the popular vote and the electoral vote? Why does it matter that we vote at all? Is there any way that Clinton could actually win because of Faithless Electors? 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 US voting system go by the electoral system? Are you an undecided voter? Will the US ever use Single Transferable Vote in their elections? What happens if there is a tie in electoral votes? Who decides the election? When you run for office, can you vote for yourself or at all? Can you explain electorial votes? According to the law, can faithless electors actually change the result of a presidential election? Why is popular voting required, if US Presidential election results are decided on basis of electoral votes? What would happen if only college educated could vote? Does compulsory voting strengthen or weaken democracy? If either Trump or Clinton won the popular vote and lost the electoral vote would there be chaos and challenges to the voting process?