Reforming The Electoral College
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Reform The Electoral College
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Author : Virginia. Commission on Constitutional Government
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Reform The Electoral College written by Virginia. Commission on Constitutional Government and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Election law categories.
The Constant Two Plan
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Author : Jay Wendland
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2024
The Constant Two Plan written by Jay Wendland and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Law categories.
This book explores a novel approach to reform the Electoral College to allocate for two electoral votes from each state to the national popular vote winner, in order to bring the American presidential election process more in line with democratic norms and principles.
Electoral College Reform
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Electoral College Reform written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Electoral college categories.
Electoral College Reform
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Author : Congressional Research Congressional Research Service
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2014-12-12
Electoral College Reform written by Congressional Research Congressional Research Service and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-12 with categories.
The electoral college method of electing the President and Vice President was established in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, as revised by the Twelfth Amendment. It provides for election of the President and Vice President by electors who are themselves elected by the voters. A majority of 270 of 538 electoral votes is necessary to win. For further information on the electoral college system's operations, see CRS Report RL32611, The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections, by Thomas H. Neale. The electoral college has been the subject of reform proposals since 1800. Constitutional and structural criticisms have centered on several of its features: it is not fully democratic, providing indirect election of the President; it can lead to the election of candidates who win the electoral college but fewer popular votes than their opponents or to contingent election in Congress if no candidate wins an electoral college majority; it results in electoral vote under- and over-representation between censuses; and that "faithless" electors can vote against the people's express choice. Legislative and political criticisms include the general ticket system, currently used in all states except Maine and Nebraska, which is said to disenfranchise voters who prefer the losing candidates in the states; various asserted "biases" that are alleged to favor different states and groups; and the electoral college "lock," which was once claimed to provide an advantage to Republican candidates, but is now said to favor Democrats. Electoral college reform options include the following: end it, mend it, or leave it alone. Proposals to end the electoral college almost always propose direct popular election, with the candidates winning the most popular votes nationwide elected. Almost all reform proposals would eliminate electors and award electoral votes directly by one of several methods: the general ticket system; the district system that awards electoral votes on a congressional-district and statewide-vote basis; and the proportional system that awards state electoral votes in proportion to the percentage of popular votes gained by each candidate. Despite more than 30 years of legislative activity from the 1940s through the late 1970s, proposed amendments never managed to win the constitutionally required two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress. Since 2004, some of the reforms identified above have been attempted in the states. District plan initiatives have been offered in California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proportional plans have been proposed in Colorado and Pennsylvania. Nebraska has considered returning to the general ticket system. None of these, however, has been enacted to date.
Electoral College Reform
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Author : Gary Bugh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-29
Electoral College Reform written by Gary Bugh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with Law categories.
The United States has not updated the Electoral College system since the Twelfth Amendment was ratified in 1804, despite public opinion polls showing a majority of Americans are in favor of changing or outright abolishing it. So why hasn't the United States reformed this system? Electoral College Reform brings together new essays examining all aspects of this crucial debate, including the reasons for reform, the issues surrounding a constitutional amendment, the effect of the Electoral College on political campaigns and the possibilities for extra-constitutional avenues to change. The authors consider both the Federalists' vision of balanced representation and a more democratic and equality-based ideal. These competing frameworks, perhaps more than any other factor, account for centuries of American indecision on this key issue. By offering an unprecedented and carefully researched analysis of an always controversial subject, this volume explores the potential for changing a system that many contend is long overdue.
Electing The President
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Author : American Bar Association Commission on Electoral College Reform
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Electing The President written by American Bar Association Commission on Electoral College Reform and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Electoral college categories.
The New Age Of Political Reform
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Author : Alexander M. Bickel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The New Age Of Political Reform written by Alexander M. Bickel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Electoral college categories.
Reforming The Electoral College
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Author : Norman Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Reforming The Electoral College written by Norman Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Frustrated by their inability to secure passage of a federal constitutional amendment abolishing the Electoral College, its opponents have sought to establish the direct, popular election of the President by having individual states agree to appoint their presidential electors in accordance with the nationwide popular vote. Ostensibly designed to prevent elections, such as the one in 2000, in which the Electoral College “misfired” and chose the candidate who received fewer popular votes, the National Popular Vote Compact has been adopted by several states. In this article, I argue that National Popular Vote Compact is an unnecessary and dangerous reform. It is unnecessary because the Electoral College is only modestly malapportioned and less so than many other accepted features of the U.S. political process, which distort popular political preferences to a greater extent. Moreover, that malapportionment is simply the consequence of having a presidential election system that combines elements of majoritarianism and federalism, as other industrialized democracies have adopted. It is dangerous because the NPVC contains a host of defects that would make electoral misfires more likely and trigger a series of political and constitutional crises. The abolition or reform of the presidential election system requires a federal constitutional amendment; attempting to achieve some reform via a sub-constitutional agreement among several states risks creating a presidential election system that is neither workable nor fair.
Reforming The Electoral Process In America
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Author : Brian L. Fife
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-06-16
Reforming The Electoral Process In America written by Brian L. Fife and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-16 with Political Science categories.
Calling for increased civic engagement, this book makes a compelling case for reforms that will democratize American elections and provide more power to the people. Quick-fix plans to "restore democracy" are a dime a dozen. Happily, Reforming the Electoral Process in America: Toward More Democracy in the 21st Century offers a more nuanced approach, emphasizing the value of civic engagement in a democratic society. Author Brian L. Fife situates our current plight in the context of the growth of democracy, from the Founding Fathers through the Jackson era, the enfranchisement of blacks after the Civil War, women's suffrage, and the Voting Rights Act of the 1960s. He reflects on the work of the Framers as it pertains to voting and elections, compares voting laws and voter turnout in the various states, and offers an analysis of the impact of money in American elections. Ultimately, Fife proposes a blueprint for reform that includes national same-day voter registration, elimination of punch card and mechanical voting machines, reconsideration of felons' voting rights, regional primaries, and the abolition of the Electoral College.
Proposals For Reform Of The Electoral College
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Author : Charlotte Byrd
language : en
Publisher: Nova Snova
Release Date : 2023-06-05
Proposals For Reform Of The Electoral College written by Charlotte Byrd and has been published by Nova Snova this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-05 with categories.
Every four years, Congress gathers to count electoral votes and certify a winner of the presidential election. That process is usually uneventful. No longer--on January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory. There is a law meant to prevent the chaos of that day: the Electoral Count Act of 1887 (the "ECA").1 This book will examine the ECA and argue that it is badly in need of reform.