Hillary Clinton became a member of the New York Electoral College

Hillary Clinton is now one of 538 New York State Electoral College voters. For whom she intends to cast her vote, ex-presidential candidate from the 2016 Democrats told the publication CNN.

Hillary Clinton entered the New York State Electoral College for the upcoming presidential election in the United States. “I’m sure I’ll vote for Joe (Biden, the Democratic nominee - Ed.) and Kamala Harris (Senator, Democratic Party member - Ed.) in New York City. It will be quite interesting, "she said in an interview with radio SiriusXM.

Previously, Clinton called for the abolition of the Electoral College, where voters vote directly for the President and Vice President of the United States. Instead, she advocated the election of a president by popular vote. In 2016, Clinton received nearly 2,9 million votes more than Donald Trump, but lost the election after Trump received the majority of votes from the Electoral College.

Features of the US electoral system

When Americans vote in a presidential election, they do not elect the president directly. Under the system established by the US Constitution more than 200 years ago, Americans cast electoral college votes. The College unites 538 voters, whose task is to elect the President of the United States.

The members of the college meet in their states and vote for the president and vice president. Their votes are then counted by the President of the Senate at a joint session of Congress. Each state is responsible for choosing its constituents.

Each member of the House of Representatives (435) and Senate (100) has its own constituent, and three more voters for people living in the District of Columbia. To obtain a majority in the Electoral College and win the presidential election, you need to get 270 votes.

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The former secretary of state announced in September 2017 that she believed the Electoral College should be liquidated and said: "I would like us to go beyond it."

The fact why the president of the United States is chosen by electors and not by voters, we wrote here.

Clinton also called for the elimination of the college after the 2000 elections. Then the former Vice President Al Gore won the popular vote, but lost the election. Clinton then told reporters, "I firmly believe that in a democracy we must respect the will of the people, which means it's time to end the Electoral College and move on to the popular election of our president."

Clinton noted that she planned to vote early in the upcoming elections, but the queue at the polling station was too long, so she did not have time to do so yet. “I’m either waiting in line to vote early, or I’ll just take my lunch and go to the line to vote on election day,” Clinton said with a laugh.

Let's remind that already on November 3, the United States of America will begin to elect a new president. Although many prefer to vote in advance to avoid long lines on the last day of voting. About, How is early voting in New York going?read in this publication.