Category Archives: electoral college

“Is Hillary Clinton Trying To Question The Legitimacy Of Donald Trump Winning?”

December 12, 2016, 1:40 pmcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

NPR: Amid news of possible Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, a top Hillary Clinton adviser is publicly casting support for a push by some members of the Electoral College to receive an intelligence briefing ahead of their formal… Continue reading

Dahlia Lithwick Talks to Marc Elias on Partisan Gerrymandering and Carolyn Shapiro on the Electoral College

December 11, 2016, 3:04 pmelectoral college, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Listen at Slate Amicus.

“A Post-Election Legal Challenge to the Electoral College”

December 8, 2016, 7:15 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

WSJ law blog.

“Why I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Donald Trump”

December 6, 2016, 7:12 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Christopher Suprun NYT oped: I am a Republican presidential elector, one of the 538 people asked to choose officially the president of the United States. Since the election, people have asked me to change my vote based on policy… Continue reading

“The Equal Protection argument against ‘winner take all’ in the Electoral College”

December 6, 2016, 7:04 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

More pie-in-the-sky from Lessig. If one were serious about pushing this argument, the time to advance it is not to try to change the outcome of an election already conducted. So go ahead Larry, and try to get this resolved… Continue reading

“The three fallacies of the popular vote”

December 5, 2016, 7:44 amelectoral college, UncategorizedRick Hasen

Ed Zelinsky blogs.

House Democrats Holding Hearing with All Star Lineup on Reforming Electoral College

December 5, 2016, 7:39 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Release: Hillary Clinton has so far earned a historic 2.5 million more popular votes than Donald Trump, yet Mr. Trump won more Electoral College votes and the presidency. According to press reports, several members of the Electoral College are trying… Continue reading

“On ‘Hamilton Electors’ and the Lessig/Hasen Debate”

December 3, 2016, 6:04 amelectoral collegeDan Tokaji

Mike Parsons blogs at Modern Democracy: Professors Lawrence Lessig and Rick Hasen–two titans of the political law world–recently got into a public debate over the legitimacy of presidential electors voting in a way different from how their votes were… Continue reading

“Texas Elector Who Criticized Trump Says He’s Resigning”

November 28, 2016, 8:58 amelectoral collegeDan Tokaji

Politico on Art Sisneros.

Lessig Urges Faithless Electors Vote for Clinton, Pointing to Popular Vote in a Contest Not Based on Popular Vote

November 25, 2016, 8:34 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

WaPo oped. I find the argument troubling on two levels. First, the electors in the electoral college are not chosen to exercise judgment but to translate the will of the people in each state. If we had a system where… Continue reading