Electoral college: a unique institution under the United States Constitution
Phạm Quang Huy
Abstract
The paper analyses the concept of “electoral college” and explains the origin and the reason for this institution under the US Constitution. In the unique “American-style” electoral college system, a Presidential candidate who wins popular votes might lose the election if he or she does not win enough 270 out of 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College. Vietnam may consider the selective application of this institution for remote areas, mountainous areas and specific gpoups of voters (ethnic minorities). For example, for specific polling places, three hundred voters are represented by an elector.