Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have spent months traveling the country on the 2024 presidential election campaign trail, vying for America's vote to move into the White ...

The White House in Washington, in this Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 file photo. Seven states will decide this year’s presidential election. So, does that mean the votes in those states count more than yours ...

The Electoral College is viewed as a democratic anachronism in modern-day America, yet it has persisted for over two centuries despite repeated attempts to reform or abolish the institution.

Many readers of this newspaper don’t realize the importance of the Electoral College concept on the ratification of our U.S. Constitution by the original 13 states. Here is a brief, simplified history ...

WASHINGTON – 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. This unique system ...

After last fall’s election of La Plata County’s Board of County Commissioners, we read of some county neighbors complaining about the “undemocratic” method used to elect commissioners in our county.

SACRAMENTO — Before this year’s presidential election slips into gloomy history, we should pause to slam our moldy, undemocratic vote-counting system called the electoral college. If Donald Trump had ...

What happens if there is an Electoral College tie? Elections experts weigh in on the rare possibility. Photo from Eleven Photographs, UnSplash On the eve of what may be one of the most consequential ...

While the popular vote took place in November, state electors cast their official vote for their respective candidates on Dec. 17. The popular vote and electoral vote usually mirror each other to ...

A letter titled “No reason to mess with Electoral College” noted that “Sen. Dick Durbin is proposing to abolish the Electoral College, saying it is antiquated and does not represent democracy.” The ...