The current Electoral College system is criticized for depressing voter turnout and for favoring certain states, because due to the mathematics involved in the distribution of electors:
a. an individual vote in a large, less populated state counts more than one in a small, highly populated state.
b. electoral college votes are distributed by percentage rather than in a winner-take-all system.
c. an individual vote in a small state counts more than one in a large state.
d. states on the East Coast, where polls close earlier, have less impact than states on the West Coast.
c. an individual vote in a small state counts more than one in a large state.
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