Show reign of democracy endangered by system of choosing chief executive by PROF G DICKINSON university of illinois the electoral college method of choosing the chief executive of the united states endangers the reign of the majority upon which h hemoc amoc racy is based one of the chief chie r f faults in the system is the tha difference di arence often found between the percent percentages of popular votes and electoral votes that a candi candidate daie receives hayes in 1876 and harrison in 1888 were elected although more popular votes were cast for their opponents it is possible although improbable to get the ne necessary electoral votes with less than ten per cent of the popular votes cast it II is is high hibb time the united states abandoned an election system which endangers the rule of the majority althou although a h president hoover rece received I 1 i ved only 58 per cent of the popular vole voe he was given electoral votes which is more than 81 per cent of the total furt furthermore dermore her more a shift of only votes tes from hoover to smith would have resulted in the election of a minority president and a shift of votes in the other direction would have deprived smith of any elecio electoral ral voted the average number of popular votes per each electoral vote was wae jn in illinois illinoi s votes were required for one electoral vote whereas in south carolina only votes were necessary that i is a vote in south carolina was worth more than thirteen in illinois and more than seventeen in dilli california fornia we te elect our governors by popular vote why not our chief executive |