Taming the Electoral College

Name: Taming the Electoral College
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ISBN: 9780804754095

ISBN-10: 0804754098

ISBN-13: 9780804754095

Edition: 2006 (Annotated)

Authors: Robert W. Bennett

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Taming the Electoral Collegeexplores poorly understood aspects of the electoral college, including two possibilities in particular that could pose the most serious danger for American democracy. These are, first, determination of the president by “faithless electors” who ignore the popular vote in their states, and, second, choice of the president in the House of Representatives, which is required if no electoral college majority votes in favor of a single candidate. In any given election, neither of these outcomes is likely, but the 2000 election showed that we would do well to take both of them seriously and take action now to prevent them from occurring. Both possibilities could be dealt…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 4/24/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



A Critical Short History of the Electoral College, Part I: From the Constitutional Convention Through the Twelfth Amendment



A Critical Short History of the Electoral College, Part II: Operating Under the Twelfth Amendment



Evaluating the Electoral College: The Nationwide Popular Vote Alternative



The Contingent Procedure for Selection of the President by the House of Representatives



The Case of Two Candidates Ending Up in an Electoral College Tie



The Problem of Faithless Electors



Electoral Votes for Third-Party (or Independent) Candidates



Miscellaneous Pitfalls in the Electoral College Process



Popular Election of the President Without a Constitutional Amendment



Conclusion


Notes


Index