On numerous occasions, the Electoral College has elected a president who did not win the popular vote. Called “faithless electors,” this happens when a voter does not follow the guidelines provided by the general election (Williams 2). The election of a “minority” president has created controversy over whether or not to abolish the electoral college. People in favor of the electoral college say it requires popular support in all states to be elected president and protects the interests of smaller states for candidates. Those in favor also claim that the Electoral College supports and stabilizes the two-party system and maintains the United States' system of representation (Williams 3). While some are in favor of the electoral college, there are those who protest against it. These people say the Electoral College may decrease voter turnout, give votes to “faithless electors,” and the Electoral College may not show what citizens want based on the popular vote. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, of the League of Women Voters, is a protester of the Electoral College and said: “The Electoral College, a curious vestige of the eighteenth century, violates the principle of one person, one vote. The time has come to abolish it." Jefferson-Jenkins goes on to state that the Electoral College is becoming obsolete with technological advances