We are indeed fortunate to live in the United States, a nation that is governed by what has to be the wisest, most carefully crafted governing document that exists in the world today – the United States Consitution. Every act that the national government is authorized to take on our behalf, every role, and every requirement for every elected official, is documented therein.
This includes elections, most particularly the method we use to elect the chief executive – the President of the United States. As the country is a constitutional republic consisting of 50 sovereign states, each state holds its own election for a slate of electors, who meet to elect the president. This is colloquially known as the Electoral College. The slate of electors is expected to vote for the presidential candidate who won the state’s elections, and by and large, that’s what…
