Is the electoral process likely to change in the future?
Possibly. Many believe that the Electoral College should be either revised or abandoned. For example, one group of reformers has proposed a “proportional plan” that would replace the winner-take-all system employed in almost all of the states. Instead, each state’s Presidential Electors would be distributed proportionate to the state’s popular vote. Another group of reformers has proposed a “district plan” that would change the way that Presidential Electors are selected and vote. Two of the electors from each state would be elected by the entire state, while the others would be elected in each of the state’s congressional districts. The two representing the entire state would cast their Electoral College votes according to the statewide presidential popular vote. The Electors elected at the district level would cast their Electoral College votes in accordance with the popular vote in their district. A third group of reformers has proposed a “national bonus plan” that would award the c
