Category Archives: electoral college
Democrats Will Push Electoral College Reform, But Odds Remain Heavily Against Change
There seems no question Hillary Clinton will lose in the Electoral College but win the popular vote. We saw this in 2000’s Bush-Gore race as well. These results no doubt will spark calls to reform the Electoral College, either through… Continue reading
“The Election Wasn’t Rigged, But Is the System Still Flawed”
Ned Foley on the vote count, the Electoral College, and a possible runoff for President.
“What If There is a 269-269 Tie….and a Faithless Elector?”
Ned Foley:
As of this writing, there is some chance that the Electoral College could end up in a 269-269 tie, with uncertainty on which candidate ultimately would end up ahead in the national popular vote. Under the Twelfth Amendment,… Continue reading
“Faithless Electors: What Happens If They Matter?”
Must-read Ned Foley:
A new report says that a second Democratic presidential elector in Washington State, which the Democrats are predicted to win, may refuse to cast his official Electoral College vote on December 19 for Hillary Clinton—despite his… Continue reading
“On the Unenforceability of the Electoral Count Act”
Chris Land and David Schultz have written this article for the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy. You can find an extended abstract of the article below the fold.
“Dump the Electoral College!”
Roy Ulrich for TAP.
“How Evan McMullin Could Win Utah And The Presidency; It’s unlikely, but far from impossible”
“Democratic elector says he may reject Clinton; The Washington State activist says he’d rather violate law — and pay $1,000 fine — than violate conscience”
Politico reports on a possible faithless elector.
Reason enough to scrap the current electoral college system.
“Deficiencies of Proportional Division of Electoral Votes”
The following is an extended guest post from John Koza:
Some have suggested that presidential elections would be improved if every state passed a law dividing its electoral votes in proportion to each candidate’s share of the popular vote in… Continue reading
Go Into the Weeds with Ned Foley on the Electoral College Hail Mary
Here at Politico.
(My post on the options open to Trump and the Hail Mary is now at Slate).
“GOP repudiation of Trump before 11/8? If so, then what?”
Ned Foley:
As I write this on Friday night October 7, there is renewed talk of GOP leadership disavowing Trump. True, Trump will still be on the ballot that we citizens cast. But suppose the GOP leadership publicly announces that… Continue reading
President Tim Kaine?
Sandy Levinson spins out the low (but not ridiculously low)-odds constitutional crisis.
“When the Electoral Map Governs Presidential Campaign Strategy”
John Harwood for the NYT:
Donald J. Trump’s progress in national polls has done something in the 2016 presidential race that is unusual. It has made the Electoral College matter.
Usually it doesn’t. Because voter preferences are distributed relatively… Continue reading