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Your Vote Does Matter
As Published In TNT- A Voice for Latino & Black Students Volume 2, Number 10 October Issue
By Robert Ruiz
In my last article I questioned the power of the Hispanic vote in 2004. It seems to me many of
you have misunderstood the article. My article was not written to persuade you not to vote.
Your vote and every vote is absolutely important to the survival of our Democratic society. In no
way should you ever stop voting. The Hispanic vote, unlike the Caucasian vote, which is
concentrated in certain states are referred to as Blue chip states. These states already have
their votes designated to a certain party. With Hispanics now venturing and settling down in
other states (swing states) these demographics will change. Leaving the 2008 presidential
elections open for Hispanics to dictate.
Though Hispanics aren't going to influence this presidential election; Hispanics do dictate and
influence many local and state elections.
In this article I would like to answer a question that was posed to me by Monique Hernandez,
who is a faithful reader of TNT and Latin Society; silent voices. Her question was very
important and a question that is asked by many of us silently. The question that was asked
was "Why do we vote for the president if the deciding votes belong to an electoral college?"
Though it sounds like some secret authority in the elections process, it is actually a quite
simple process that helps eliminate the larger states like California and New York from
controlling the White House.
Every four years, we make our way to the voting booths so we can cast our votes for the next
president of the United States. However, our votes which are known as the popular vote, does
not always insure that the candidate with the most popular votes wins.
This is all due to our Electoral College; each state has a number of electors equal to its United
States senators plus the number of its congressional representatives. On the Monday
following the second Wednesday in December, these electors of each state meet in their State
capitals to officially cast their votes for president and vice president. These votes are sealed
and sent to the Senate, where on January 6th the president of the senate will open and read
the votes in the presence of both houses of congress. The winner of the election is sworn in
on January 20th.
Theoretically, the electors are supposed to cast their vote for the candidate that has won the
popular vote in that particular state. However, there have been situations where the electors
have voted against the popular vote, which is very legal.
Majority of the time, the candidate that wins the popular vote, wins the election. In contrast to
the process their have three occasions where the candidate who has won the popular vote did
not win the election.
A candidate must win 270 of the 538 electoral votes to win the election. If anyone candidate
does not win the majority vote, the presidency will be decided by the House of
Representatives. This procedure has been practiced twice.
Now imagine if we left the popular vote dictate the presidency. All of a sudden absentee voting
becomes very important. We now leave the election open to fraudulent acts like ballot stuffing,
glitches in electronic voting, double votes, etc.
It would make what happen in Florida in the election of 2000 look like fair practice. If we left it
to the popular vote most of our presidents would come from California.
Though today there are many flaws with the Electoral College system; the system has served
its purpose for over 200 years. The system has provided our democracy fair play and
representation for all states. It has provided the opportunity for small states to be recognized
and possibly turn a close election around.
Nevertheless, our votes still count, on November 2nd vote wisely. Our votes are what dictate
how the electorate casts their vote. Vote for the candidate that will take care of our needs, not
the needs of the special interest groups. Remember this person will represent us for the next
four years. As Reagan once said "were you happy with the last four years"
About The Author:
Robert Ruiz is an editorial writer who writes for many publications. He is also the founder and
senior editor for Latin Society;silent voices www.latinsociety.com. He also has a monthly
column in The New Tomorrow. Also writes for the web magazine Did You Really Believe
www.didyoureallybelieve.com.
As Published In TNT- A Voice for Latino & Black Students Volume 2, Number 10 October Issue
By Robert Ruiz
In my last article I questioned the power of the Hispanic vote in 2004. It seems to me many of
you have misunderstood the article. My article was not written to persuade you not to vote.
Your vote and every vote is absolutely important to the survival of our Democratic society. In no
way should you ever stop voting. The Hispanic vote, unlike the Caucasian vote, which is
concentrated in certain states are referred to as Blue chip states. These states already have
their votes designated to a certain party. With Hispanics now venturing and settling down in
other states (swing states) these demographics will change. Leaving the 2008 presidential
elections open for Hispanics to dictate.
Though Hispanics aren't going to influence this presidential election; Hispanics do dictate and
influence many local and state elections.
In this article I would like to answer a question that was posed to me by Monique Hernandez,
who is a faithful reader of TNT and Latin Society; silent voices. Her question was very
important and a question that is asked by many of us silently. The question that was asked
was "Why do we vote for the president if the deciding votes belong to an electoral college?"
Though it sounds like some secret authority in the elections process, it is actually a quite
simple process that helps eliminate the larger states like California and New York from
controlling the White House.
Every four years, we make our way to the voting booths so we can cast our votes for the next
president of the United States. However, our votes which are known as the popular vote, does
not always insure that the candidate with the most popular votes wins.
This is all due to our Electoral College; each state has a number of electors equal to its United
States senators plus the number of its congressional representatives. On the Monday
following the second Wednesday in December, these electors of each state meet in their State
capitals to officially cast their votes for president and vice president. These votes are sealed
and sent to the Senate, where on January 6th the president of the senate will open and read
the votes in the presence of both houses of congress. The winner of the election is sworn in
on January 20th.
Theoretically, the electors are supposed to cast their vote for the candidate that has won the
popular vote in that particular state. However, there have been situations where the electors
have voted against the popular vote, which is very legal.
Majority of the time, the candidate that wins the popular vote, wins the election. In contrast to
the process their have three occasions where the candidate who has won the popular vote did
not win the election.
A candidate must win 270 of the 538 electoral votes to win the election. If anyone candidate
does not win the majority vote, the presidency will be decided by the House of
Representatives. This procedure has been practiced twice.
Now imagine if we left the popular vote dictate the presidency. All of a sudden absentee voting
becomes very important. We now leave the election open to fraudulent acts like ballot stuffing,
glitches in electronic voting, double votes, etc.
It would make what happen in Florida in the election of 2000 look like fair practice. If we left it
to the popular vote most of our presidents would come from California.
Though today there are many flaws with the Electoral College system; the system has served
its purpose for over 200 years. The system has provided our democracy fair play and
representation for all states. It has provided the opportunity for small states to be recognized
and possibly turn a close election around.
Nevertheless, our votes still count, on November 2nd vote wisely. Our votes are what dictate
how the electorate casts their vote. Vote for the candidate that will take care of our needs, not
the needs of the special interest groups. Remember this person will represent us for the next
four years. As Reagan once said "were you happy with the last four years"
About The Author:
Robert Ruiz is an editorial writer who writes for many publications. He is also the founder and
senior editor for Latin Society;silent voices www.latinsociety.com. He also has a monthly
column in The New Tomorrow. Also writes for the web magazine Did You Really Believe
www.didyoureallybelieve.com.