FOR:

 

Ensures that undesirable people cannot be elected

 

Helps prevent a deadlock by giving one candidate an electoral majority

 

Is basically a rubber stamp of approval on popular vote

 

Protects government from candidates that may be erroneously elected by an uneducated public

 

Difficulty in amending Constitution makes eliminating this wasteful

 

Changes in this system may threaten the two party system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGAINST:

 

Distorts popular vote because of the “winner takes all” format

 

Electors are not bound by law to vote for the popularly elected candidate

 

Larger states become targeted areas for candidates as these states have more electoral votes

 

Small states aren’t as important in national elections

 

Unnecessary because electors vote for the popularly elected candidate