Legitamacy of Electoral College

The most noticeable problem that arose from the 2000 presidential election was the obvious need for the improvement of the methods of casting the actual votes. The need for improved voting machines and less confusing ballots has been confirmed by the problems that occurred across the country regarding the substantial number of votes that were declared illegitimate by “overvotes” and undervotes (overvotes were ballots with marks for two candidates, undervotes were ballots with hanging or swinging chads) . Figures show that 175,100 votes in the deciding state of Florida alone were discarded, and in a state where the election was decided by mere

In conclusion, the 2000 presidential has shown many imperfections in the American voting system. It has made clear that serious steps need to be taken in order to avert another crisis similar to the past year’s presidential battle. Also, the Electoral College has proven itself to be an integral part of American politics, and until a perfect method to the voting process is discovered, it is an institution that should remain to ensure that a national recount of votes need not occur.

When looking at the problems that occurred in the legal battle over recounting of ballots in Florida it is difficult to imagine what would have happened had these recounts taken place across the country. Had the Electoral College not been in place, the popular vote (decided by approx. 500,000 votes) quite possibly could have been contested by either candidate. Without the Electoral College effectively simplifying the election process, the popular vote might have to have been recounted in every county, in every state across the country. Given the time and money spent, along with the amount of controversy that was caused by the legal battles following the election in only four Florida counties, it is unfathomable to imagine the difficulty in recounting all votes cast across the United States. The electoral college, with all its imperfections and antiquated tradition, does effectively simplify the American voting process and saved the American people a great deal of trouble by ensuring that the popular vote did not need to be counted in the 2000 presidential election.

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