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1. apnews.com › article › electoral-college-popularElectoral College vs. popular vote in the United States

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   Sep 14, 2020 · By The Associated Press. Published 8:48 AM PDT, September 14, 2020. WASHINGTON (AP) — WHY IS IT THAT ONE CANDIDATE CAN WIN THE POPULAR VOTE BUT ANOTHER WINS THE ELECTORAL VOTE AND THUS THE PRESIDENCY? That’s how the framers of the Constitution set it up.

2. infoguides.pepperdine.edu › cThe Popular Vote and The Electoral College - Voting and ...

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   Apr 8, 2024 · The popular vote is simply the candidate that received the largest total number of votes from the American citizens that cast their vote. There have been only five Presidents in United States history that has lost the popular vote but won the elections. The list of Presidents that lost the popular vote but won the election are as follows:

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   What is the national popular vote?

   • We hold popular direct elections for basically every other office, from United States Senator to local dog catcher. We even elect judges in many states. The National Popular Vote, or NPV, would change our existing system, in which the winner of the Electoral College wins the presidency, to a system that more closely resembles these other elections.

   The Electoral College and the Federal Popular Vote

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   Should we hold a popular vote for President?

   • The notion of holding a popular vote for the President of the United States is an intuitively simple idea. We hold popular elections for the governor of each state. We hold popular direct elections for basically every other office, from United States Senator to local dog catcher. We even elect judges in many states.

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   Are presidential elections based on a popular vote?

   • Today, all fifty states and the District of Columbia direct the appointment by a popular vote. Our presidential elections system is partly national, partly federal. And as we begin to examine the compiled vote totals in the United States, the federal elements begin to appear.

   The Electoral College and the Federal Popular Vote

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   Should senators be popularly elected?

   • As the franchise became exercisable by greater numbers of people, the belief became widespread that Senators ought to be popularly elected in the same manner as Representatives.

   Seventeenth Amendment -- Popular Election of Senators :: US

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4. www.heritage.org › popular-election-of-senatorsPopular Election of Senators | The Heritage Guide to the ...

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   Popular Election of Senators Amendment XVII, Clause 1 The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and...

5. abcnews.go.com › US › state-law-takes-us-step-closerState law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding ...

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   Apr 21, 2024 · State law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding presidential elections. Maine is the latest state to pass the National Popular Vote Legislation law. By Nadine El-Bawab. April 21, 2024, 3 ...

6. www.law.georgetown.edu › constitution-centerPopular Election of Senators | Georgetown Center for the ...

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   Back to the Constitution. Popular Election of Senators. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.

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   Seventeenth Amendment of the US Constitution -- Popular Election of Senators. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.

8. journals.law.harvard.edu › lpr › wp-contentThe Electoral College and the Federal Popular Vote

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   The notion of holding a popular vote for the President of the United States is an intuitively simple idea. We hold popular elections for the governor of each state. We hold popular direct elections for basically every other office, from United States Senator to local dog catcher. We even elect judges in many states.