Most voters in the United States marked their ballots in the presidential election on November 8. But they did not vote directly for a candidate. Instead, they chose what the Constitution calls electors. On December 19, 538 electors will meet at statehouses across the country. They will mark their own ballots to officially choose the 45th president of the United States. The electors are members of the Electoral College. The meeting of the electors usually receives little attention. But this year, opponents of President-elect Donald Trump have tried to urge the Electoral College to deny him the presidency. In the late 1700s, some founders of the United States wanted members of Congress to be able to choose the president. They did not trust that voters would always make a good choice. Others wanted voters to directly decide. So, as a compromise, the founders created a system they called the Electoral College. Members meet after the election to formally choose the President.
Title: Electoral College Meets on Monday to Choose US President
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1570/electoral_college.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Electoral College Meets on Monday to Choose US President' data-article-id='2086'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9979'>Most voters in the United States marked their ballots in the presidential election on November 8.</span> <span data-start-time='9979' data-end-time='15438'>But they did not vote directly for a candidate.</span> <span data-start-time='15438' data-end-time='22167'>Instead, they chose what the Constitution calls electors.</span> <span data-start-time='22167' data-end-time='32979'>On December 19, 538 electors will meet at statehouses across the country.</span> <span data-start-time='32979' data-end-time='42750'>They will mark their own ballots to officially choose the 45th president of the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='42750' data-end-time='48063'>The electors are members of the Electoral College.</span> <span data-start-time='48063' data-end-time='53875'>The meeting of the electors usually receives little attention.</span> <span data-start-time='53875' data-end-time='66854'>But this year, opponents of President-elect Donald Trump have tried to urge the Electoral College to deny him the presidency.</span> <span data-start-time='66854' data-end-time='80646'>In the late 1700s, some founders of the United States wanted members of Congress to be able to choose the president.</span> <span data-start-time='80646' data-end-time='87479'>They did not trust that voters would always make a good choice.</span> <span data-start-time='87479' data-end-time='93104'>Others wanted voters to directly decide.</span> <span data-start-time='93104' data-end-time='102896'>So, as a compromise, the founders created a system they called the Electoral College. </span> <span data-start-time='102896' data-end-time='110229'>Members meet after the election to formally choose the President.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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