This has happened only six times in U.S. history (1800, 1824, 1876 ... s founding fathers thinking when they created the ...

As you will be reminded countless times, when you cast your vote in Tuesday's presidential election, you're not taking part in a nationwide popular vote, but rather helping decide who your state's ...

The last time an Electoral College tie occurred was in 1800, when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both won 73 electoral votes, Muller said. The House ultimately voted for Jefferson to be president.

A more difficult problem was how to structure the voting within the Electoral College. During the debates ... following a crisis in 1800, when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received an ...

A key issue to understand about Electoral College is "it proportionately favors smaller states over larger states," says Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school a U.C. Berkley. It would take ...