Fingqa lokho okwenziwa ikolishi labavoti okhethweni lukamongameli wase-USA
Context:I-United States Electoral College yiqembu labavoti kamongameli elifunwa nguMthethosisekelo ukwakheka njalo eminyakeni emine ngenhloso eyodwa yokuqoka umongameli kanye nosekela-mongameli. Isifundazwe ngasinye nesiFundazwe saseColumbia siqoka abavoti ngokwemigomo echazwe yisishayamthetho saso, esilinganayo nenani labamele ikhomishani (abamele kanye nosenethi). Ababambe isikhundla sikahulumeni, kuhlanganise noseneta nabamele, abakwazi ukuba ngabavoti. Kulaba abakhethiwe abangu-538, kudingeka iningi eliphelele lamavoti angu-270 noma ngaphezulu ukuze kukhethwe umongameli kanye nosekela-mongameli. Uma kungekho muntu ofinyelela iningi eliphelele lapho, uMkhandlu Wabamele ubamba ukhetho olungahleliwe ukuze ukhethe umongameli futhi iSenate ikhethe iphini likamongameli. Izifundazwe kanye nesiFundazwe saseColumbia zibamba ukuvota okwenziwa esifundazweni noma esifundeni ngosuku lokhetho ngoNovemba ukukhetha abavoti ngokusekelwe ekutheni bazibophezele kanjani ukuvotela umongameli kanye nosekela kamongameli, kanti eminye imithetho yezwe ivimbela abavoti abangathembekile. Zonke izifundazwe ngaphandle kweMaine neNebraska zisebenzisa ukuvota kweqembu, noma indlela ejwayelekile yamathikithi, ukukhetha abakhethi babo, okusho ukuthi bonke abakhethi babo baya kuthikithi elilodwa eliwinile. IMaine neNebraska zikhetha umuntu oyedwa okhethayo esifundeni ngasinye seCongressional kanye nabantu ababili abazokhetha ithikithi elinenani eliphakeme kakhulu lamavoti esifundazweni sonke. Abavoti bahlangana futhi bavotele ngo-December, futhi ukumiswa kukamongameli nomsizi wakhe kwenzeka ngo-January.
Izwe ngalinye liqoka abavoti ngokusekelwe ezindleleni ezisetshenziswa yisishayamthetho salo. Inani labavoti abavela esifundazweni ngasinye lilingana nenani labamele leso sifundazwe. Umuntu ozongenela ukhetho udinga amavoti angu-270 kwabangu-538 ukuze anqobe ukhetho lukamongameli. Bonke abavoti abavela esifundazweni bavotela umuntu othole amavoti amaningi kulelozwe. I-Maine ne-Nebraska zingahlukanisa amavoti abo okhetho kuye ngokuthi ubani ophumelele esifundeni sazo. Uma kungekho muntu othola amavoti angu-270 noma ngaphezulu khona-ke iNdlu Yabamele ihlangana ukuze ikhethe uMongameli nePhini likaMongameli.