1. Welcome to Media TownshipBy Christopher Baer

2. Grand Ol MediaEverybodys HometownIts located in Southeastern Pennsylvania.It was founded in the early 1800s.Media is comprised of 20 neighborhoods12,600 people.5,888 registered & eligible voters 3. The Candidates Johnny HopkinsSloan KetteringTRADITIONALIST PROGRESSIVIST 4. The Leadership Collective Though there is a popular vote the election is won by thecandidate who wins the majority of the LeadershipCollectives votes. LC Electors for each neighborhood are based on: The 2 Neighborhood Watch members for every neighborhood 1 voter for every 25 households in the neighborhood The minimum for amount of votes per neighborhood is 3 whether or not the neighborhood has a total of 25 households. The candidate that wins the majority takes all Collectivevote for the neighborhood 5. Why the Leadership Collective? Created by the first founders of Media as a compromise for Mayoralelections. At the time, some towns people thought that popular election was too reckless. Others believed that it wasnt moral to allow the Town council to select the Mayor. Compromise was to allow for election of collective members to elect the mayor. Article II, section 1 Popular vote was viewed as reckless during this early time becausethe amount of uneducated Hobos living in the town at the time. Thefounders didnt think they could make an informed decision. 6. The Votes Riddlewood 809 voters for 20cv Sunny Brae 650 voters for 17cv Lima Estates 605 voters for 16cv Marple 275 voters for 8cv Rocky Run 430 voters for 12 cv Lower Merion 248 voters for 7cv Wolffe Orchard 420 vtrs for 11 Garnet Valley 200 voters for 6cv Glenwood 400 voters for 11cv Springfield 192 voters for 6cv Pinecrest 375 voters for 10cv Livermore 107 voters for 4cv Rose Tree 350 voters for 10cv Ridley Creek 71 voters for 3cv Indian Lane 300 voters for 9cv Tyler Arboretum 59 voters for 3cv Springton Lake 285 voters for 8 Burkes Farm 45 voters for 3cv Havertown 43 voters for 3cv Media Borough 25 voters for 3cvCV= Leadership Collective votes 7. ELECTION DAY!ARRIVES 8. The Results Hopkins wins just 7 neighborhoods popular elections,so he wins all their leadership collective votes Riddlewood 405 voters Sunny Brae 328 voters Lima Estates 305 voters Rocky Run 230 voters Pinecrest 190 voters Marple 150 voters Tyler Arboretum - 40 voters 9. But How?! Kettering won the popular election with 3,437 votes 84 collective votes Hopkins lost the popular election with 2,452 votes 86 collective votes Winner take all method allows for even the smallestmargin of victory to get all the collective votes forthat neighborhood. NOT A PRACTICAL METHOD 10. Does the Electoral College Work? In theory SURE! At one time TOTALLY BUT NOT ANYMORE People are believed to be educated and good intentioned votes should count. FAILURE EXAMPLES 1824 John Quincy Adams v. Andrew Jackson 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes v. Samuel J. Tilden 1888 Benjamin Harrison v. Grover Cleveland 2000 George W. Bush v. Albert Gore