Why Voting In America Is So Ironic | Election Day 2020
IT\u2019S ELECTION DAY! If you haven\u2019t already, get out and vote.
\nCulture of secrecy
\nEverybody wants you to vote, but talking about who you actually voted for is next to sin in America
\nVoting used to be a public affair, non-secret. Prior to the 20th century
\n\nIn other U.S. elections, candidates are elected directly by popular vote. But the president and vice president are not elected directly by citizens. Instead, they\u2019re chosen by \u201celectors\u201d
\nEach state gets as many electors as it has members of Congress (House and Senate)
\nEach state\u2019s political parties choose their own slate of potential electors, there are currently 538 electors in all
\nElection night is only a projected winner.
\nThe actual Electoral College vote takes place in mid-December when the electors meet in their states.
\nCongress doesn\u2019t actually count the electoral votes until January!!
\nThe Constitution doesn\u2019t require electors to follow their state's popular vote, many states' laws do.
\nThough it's rare, electors have challenged those laws and voted for someone else.
\nBut in July 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that those state laws are constitutional. Electors must follow their state's popular vote, if the state has passed such a law.
\nConsider being more active in primary elections of House and Senate representatives because every 4 years, that choice may decide on your president. Certainly more than your vote come presidential election time.
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