Taming the electoral college
By: Robert W. Bennett.
Publisher: Stanford University Press; Stanford Law and Politics
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Electoral college -- United States; Presidents -- United States -- Election; Election law -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
A critical short history of the electoral college, part I: from the Constitutional Convention through the Twelfth Amendment -- A critical short history of the electoral college, part II: operating under the Twelfth Amendment -- Evaluating the electoral college: the nationwide popular vote alternative -- The contingent procedure for selection of the President by the House of Representatives -- The case of two candidates ending up in an electoral college tie -- The problem of faithless electors -- Electoral votes for third party (or independent) candidates -- Miscellaneous pitfalls in the electoral college process -- Popular election of the President without a constitutional amendment.