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In response to "Read the constitution. Nothing about a popular vote for president. States chose electors any way they want to. This is why I'm anti electoral college -- nm" by Mara

Okay. So who decides or decided that we should use the FPTP system? Congress?

Posted by Krusty (aka krustylu) Jan 25 '13, 09:32

Would it take an act of congress to use a different system?

I'm really only curious about who can change the system we use to vote. I know how our system works. I just don't know who can make the decision to go with a different system for elections.

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would have to be done state by state, I think. -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 09:35 5
- and I think the main reason we do FPTP is because that's how we've always done it. -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 09:39 4
  - Not to be dismissive or argumentative but I still don't really know who can or how to change the election system we use. - Krusty Jan 25, 09:43 3
    - it depends on what election you're talking about - znufrii Jan 25, 09:48 2
      - I'm talking about Presidential elections. So, it would take a constitutional amendment to get away from the FPTP system we use today? Gotcha. - Krusty Jan 25, 09:50 1
        
        heck, it's been hard enough just to get to a straight popular vote FPTP scheme (not even halfway there), let alone trying something more exotic. -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 09:57

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Okay. So who decides or decided that we should use the FPTP system? Congress?

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