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The short ballot system is practiced currently to elect the Presidential Electors in US. But this system is criticized for several reasons. This system demands lot of time and wealth. To overcome these drawbacks, few alternative methods of choosing Electors have been tried in the history of US Politics. One of these alternative methods is Electoral Districts. In this system, a state is divided into electoral districts. For every district, a single elector is elected by the voters. These voters comprise the general citizens of these districts. This system of dividing the states into electoral districts has a similarity with the present system of dividing states into congressional districts. The difference is that the congressional districts count two less in number than the electoral districts. But, the Electoral Districts voting system is often criticized for being prone to unfair distribution.
The Electoral Districts voting system has been practiced in various US states since the 18th century. In Virginia, this system was tried in 1789, 1792, 1796. In Maryland, it has been practiced the most. Here, for every alternative four years, it was practiced from 1796 to 1832. This system was practiced in Kentucky from 1792 to 1824. The state of Tennessee adopted this system in the years between 1804 to 1828. The other states to have practiced this voting system include North Carolina, Missouri, Michigan, Illinois.
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