Presidential elections and majority rule the rise, demise, and potential restoration of the Jeffersonian electoral college
Foley, Edward B
Presidential elections and majority rule the rise, demise, and potential restoration of the Jeffersonian electoral college - New York Oxford University Press 2020 - 1 online resource illustrations (black and white). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'Presidential Elections and Majority Rule', Edward Foley asks how the American electoral system can better represent the people. What kind of winner truly reflects the nation's votes: the plurality winners of winner-takes-all elections, as currently used, or the majority-preferred winners of a reformed system? How do third-party candidates affect American presidential elections? What, if anything, would change in a two-candidate run-off? And how can electoral reform be implemented without sowing chaos? Ultimately, Foley outlines a solution in which the Electoral College can be restored to its original majoritarian ideals through state law rather than Constitutional amendment.
Specialized.
9780190060183
Presidents--Election.--United States
Election law--United States.
Electoral college--United States.
KF4910 / .F65 2020
324.63 / FO-P
Presidential elections and majority rule the rise, demise, and potential restoration of the Jeffersonian electoral college - New York Oxford University Press 2020 - 1 online resource illustrations (black and white). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'Presidential Elections and Majority Rule', Edward Foley asks how the American electoral system can better represent the people. What kind of winner truly reflects the nation's votes: the plurality winners of winner-takes-all elections, as currently used, or the majority-preferred winners of a reformed system? How do third-party candidates affect American presidential elections? What, if anything, would change in a two-candidate run-off? And how can electoral reform be implemented without sowing chaos? Ultimately, Foley outlines a solution in which the Electoral College can be restored to its original majoritarian ideals through state law rather than Constitutional amendment.
Specialized.
9780190060183
Presidents--Election.--United States
Election law--United States.
Electoral college--United States.
KF4910 / .F65 2020
324.63 / FO-P