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Democratic senators want to amend Constitution to abolish Electoral College

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Three Democratic senators are pushing to abolish the Electoral College as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office. The group argues the system is flawed and doesn’t represent the voice of every American. The idea is to amend the Constitution, using an amendment that would see presidential elections solely rely on the majority vote of Americans. As it stands, the Constitution enshrines the Electoral College system. A state’s legislative delegation, both senators and the amount of congressional districts a state has, determine how many electoral votes they get. Presidential candidates are then tasked with securing 270 of the 538 electoral…

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