... how to elect the president for example by a debate and voting system in the Congress, by the vote of the State Legislature, by the vote of the governors or by certain electors via an Electoral College system. (Somers, A. 2002) The last idea sounded better to the constitutional convention and they decided on the use of electors to elect the president. The Electoral College was thus born and it was hoped that this system would allow for "informed individuals" to choose a President based on 'merit and not on political.' (Somers, A. 2002) The job was not yet over for the delegates because they now had to decide on how these electors themselves, should be appointed. There were all sorts of proposals on how the electors should be elected for example that they should be elected by a popular vote in the senate, via a lottery from the members ...

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