We don’t actually vote for President. We vote for the electoral college, whose members then vote for the candidate of our choice.
This resolution was sent by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Congress, requesting that they initiate the process to create a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system and implement a direct popular election for President and Vice President. The resolution argues that the Electoral College system is archaic, undemocratic, and dangerous because of the possibility of deadlock.
The first efforts to abolish the Electoral College came right after the 1800 election debacle, but the proposed amendment did not pass Congress.
