text: The electoral college is a process,not a place people might have thought that is what place like maybe a college [school]. The thing is who ever thought that was wrong beacuse it was found by the father established it in the constitution as a compromise. Its a long story lets just cut to the chase the electoral college conists of 538 electors a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect president. On the other had the thind is if you elect your president by the popular then the required number will be higher and possible wont have a president because they will never finsh counting the votes.