After the people vote : a guide to the electoral college / edited by John C. Fortier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fortier, John C., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : AEI Press, [2020]

Summary:

The mechanisms that lead to the final selection of a president are complex. Some procedures are sketched out in the original Constitution and its amendments, and others in federal law, congressional rules and procedures, state laws, and political party rules. This new, expanded edition of After the People Vote--featuring new sections on public opinion on the Electoral College and proposals for amending the Electoral College system--explains how our system of electing a president works, especially the processes that kick in after the November general election date.

Contents:

<Span style="font-weight:bold;">Contents Introduction Timeline for the Presidential Elections of 2020, 2024, and 2028 Part I. How the Electoral College Works 1. How Are Electors Appointed? 2. For Whom Do Electors Vote? 3. How Are the Electoral Votes Counted? 4. What If No One Has a Majority? 5. What If No One Has Been Chosen by Inauguration Day? 6. What If a Major-Party Candidate Dies or Resigns? 7. Changing the Electoral College Part II. The History of Disputed Elections 8. Three Disputed Elections: 1800, 1824, 1876 <span style="font-style:italic;">Norman J. Ornstein 9. The 2000 Election <span style="font-style:italic;">John C. Fortier Part III.

Arguments for and Against the Electoral College 10. Lets Hear It for the Electoral College <span style="font-style:italic;">Walter Berns 11. Why Old and New Arguments for the Electoral College Are Not Compelling <span style="font-style:italic;">Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram David Amar 12. Excerpts from The Electoral College and the American Idea of Democracy <span style="font-style:italic;">Martin Diamond 13. Public Opinion on the Electoral College <span style="font-style:italic;">Karlyn Bowman About the Authors Notes Appendixes A. Provisions in the Constitution for Presidential Selection B. Statutory Provisions for Presidential Selection C.

Nomination and Binding of Presidential Electors <span style="font-style:italic;"> D. 1825 Precedents E. Party Rules F. Allocation of Electoral Votes Among the States for 2004 and 2008 G. Faithless Electors H. Electoral College and Popular Vote Outcomes of All Elections

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed December 19, 2023).

ISBN:

9780844750354

0844750352