There has been much controversy over the years regarding the Electoral College and its possible abolition. There were many ways that were being considered at the time of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Some included the election of the President and Vice President by Congress, the governors of each state, state legislation, and popular vote of direction. Each idea was found to have some flaw which then led to the creation of the Committee of Eleven, currently known as the Electoral College. The Electoral College is defined as “a body of persons representing the states of the United States of America who formally vote for the election of the President and Vice President.” The ProcessMost of those who are against the Electoral College are inclined to argue that the idea of ​​the Electoral College is somewhat undemocratic. Less populous states are granted greater representation than more populous states. For example, according to the 2008 Census Bureau, a less populated state such as Wyoming is granted “three votes in the Electoral College for a small population of 532,668 citizens,” yet a more populated state such as Texas is granted “thirty-two votes in the constituency for an outsized population of twenty-five million." If Electoral College votes are seen in the population's perception, smaller states are privileged enough to have an elector for a smaller group of citizens. This disproportionate misrepresentation allows citizens of less populated states to have a greater voice than those of more populated states. Another issue would concern “faithless electors”. The Electors have been chosen so as to ignore any uneducated votes cast by citizens, but also keeping in mind which particular candidate the majority of a state's population wishes to vote for. Although the national citizen vote is supposed to give the Voters an opinion as to which way the majority of the state wishes to vote, the Voter does not necessarily have to vote for the particular candidate he or she has committed to. Although much of the nation believes that the Electoral College should be retained, there are many reasons why the Electoral College should be abolished. First of all, the fact that there is the possibility that the popular vote of citizens will not really be taken into consideration when it comes to electing a president who will govern them. Although citizens may cast a vote in favor of a particular candidate they wish to elect, the electoral vote need not reflect the votes cast by the majority of that state's population. Due to the unfair representation of popular votes, adding to the many reasons why the Electoral College should be abolished, voter turnout has declined as a growing number of citizens realize that their votes don't actually matter. While the Electoral College will still be around for a decent amount of time, if I were to devise a new way to elect the President and Vice President of the United States of America I would have to leave it to a direct popular vote by the citizens to whom the Voters must be forced to cast their vote corresponding to the popular vote of citizens. Furthermore, the distribution of voters between states should be increasingly fair. In this way the United States of America can give free rein to its democratic name and to the citizens of the country