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The Electoral College was to balance power between populous and less populous states, and slavery played a role. The 3/5 Compromise allowed the south to count each enslaved person as 3/5 of a person, giving the South more influence in Congress and the Electoral College https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/democracy-governance/history-electoral-college-and-our-national
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