Prior to passage of the 12th Amendment, electors cast two votes for president without distinguishing between the president and vice president. The candidate who won the most electoral votes would become president and the runner-up would become vice president. This worked well during the short period when there were no political parties ("Electoral Reform")...
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This worked well during the short period when there were no political parties ("Electoral Reform"). The first glitch occurred during the election of 1800 when a tie in the electoral vote resulted between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson, and Congress had to determine the winner. In 1804 the 12th Amendment was passed, requiring electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president...
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Electoral College All states now rely on a popular election for the selection of electors. 48 states and the District of Columbia award their entire slate of electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis...	2 / 451
Electoral College/Election 2000 It was also generally said that the Electoral System was put in place for 2 reasons: (1) to give more weight to the smaller states so their concerns wouldn't be ignored in national elections, and 2) to ensure that any successful candidate has wide national appeal, rather than having huge popular appeal in a few very populous areas and no appeal anywhere else...	2 / 479
Electoral College Many have tried to reform by making a more uniform system state by state, but the constitution is very clear that it is each state's own decision of how to choose electors...	3 / 757
Electoral College Is No Longer A Functional System Revision is definitely neede whether it be by popular vote altogether or by arranging electoral votes by percentage.	2 / 316