FILE - In this Dec. 16, 1940 file photo, New York State electoral college members cast votes at the state capital in Albany, N.Y. The Founding Fathers set up the Electoral College to ensure a well-informed, geographically diverse group of electors would choose the nation‚Äôs presidents. That sounds rational _ and sometimes it even works. But the history of the Electoral College also includes tales of tie votes, hanging chad, conniving politicians and intrigue. (AP Photo)