Category Archives: electoral college
“Koch Network Backed Mysterious Group Pushing to Shift Allocation of PA Electoral Votes”
CREW on the case.
Initiative Proposal Filed in CA to Make State’s Electoral Votes Divided Proportionally
See here.
And no, I would not expect Californians to pass this measure if it made it to the ballot.
“Pennsylvania’s Proportional Electoral Vote Allocation Proposal: A Nationwide Analysis”
“Electoral College Halfway Fixed!”
The second half will be tougher.
“Here’s How Horribly Unpopular Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Can Get Re-Elected”
“RI Assembly passes National Popular Vote bill”
“Legislators Ready to Adopt Popular Vote”
News from Rhode Island.
“National Popular Vote Plan Poised to Pass Halfway Mark with New Win”
This item appears at FairVote.
“The Contemporary Presidency: How the 2012 Presidential Election Has Strengthened the Movement for the National Popular Vote Plan”
Rob Richie and Andrea Levien have written this article for Presidential Studies Quarterly. Here is the abstract:
The United States has reached an unprecedented level of inequality in presidential elections. In 2012, only 10 states drew the major party presidential… Continue reading
“Promoting Democracy While Preserving Federalism: The Electoral College, the National Popular Vote, and the Federal District Popular Vote Allocation Alternative”
Geoffrey Calderaro has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The winner-take-all method of allocating Electoral College votes has led to a bifurcated nation in which presidential candidates actively campaign in highly contested “swing states” and virtually ignore… Continue reading
“Reform Wars: The Two Different Projects to Fix the Electoral College”
“FairVote Maps the 2012 Presidential Campaign”
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“Immigration reform could be bonanza for Democrats”
Politico: “The immigration proposal pending in Congress would transform the nation’s political landscape for a generation or more — pumping as many as 11 million new Hispanic voters into the electorate a decade from now in ways that, if… Continue reading