How to get rid of the Electoral College

How to get rid of the Electoral College - Brookings Institution

In the 20 th century there were 25 presidential elections and none of them resulted in an Electoral College winner who lost the popular vote.

ABA Legal Fact Check: Can the Electoral College be abolished?

Election season brings a renewed focus on the Electoral College, which ultimately picks the U.S. president, including questioning whether the practice ...

It's time to abolish the Electoral College - Brookings Institution

In most elections, the Electoral College has operated smoothly. State voters have cast their ballots and the presidential candidate with the most votes in a ...

Eliminating Electoral College favored by majority of Americans

63% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the ...

The Current Threat | The Heritage Foundation

Changing or eliminating the Electoral College can be accomplished only by an amendment to the Constitution, which requires the consent of two-thirds of ...

Abolishing the Electoral College Might Not Be As Hard As You Think

In 2020, for example, six million Californians voted for former President Trump, the most votes a Republican has ever received in any state in ...

How to Finally Abolish the Electoral College - POLITICO

If Trump wins the popular vote and loses the election, it could fuel a new bipartisan movement for reform.

Should We Abolish the Electoral College? - STANFORD magazine

Yes. By Jack Rakove, the William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and a professor of political science. In this extraordinarily strange ...

Electoral College reform effort: National Popular Vote Interstate ...

Tim Walz called for the end of the Electoral College Tuesday. A National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has been enacted in some states but ...

Why do we have the Electoral College? The history of ... - CBS News

When people cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election, their votes translate into Electoral College representation. Many wonder why the ...

Get Rid of the Electoral College - Elizabeth Warren for Senate

Presidential candidates should have to ask every American in every part of the country for their vote.

A Lesson in Basic Civics for People Who Stubbornly Defend the ...

Attendees at the 2024 Republican National Convention look at a map of the US Electoral College. (Eva Marie Uzcategui / Bloomberg via Getty ...

Electoral College History | National Archives

The Founding Fathers established the Electoral College in the Constitution, in part, as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in ...

Why Does the U.S. Still Have an Electoral College?

Professor of History John Sacher shares insight on the process by which the United States elects its president and vice president, and if it ...

How to scrap the Electoral College - The Hill

Eroding trust in U.S. elections requires we replace the least-understood element of presidential elections: the Electoral College.

How the Electoral College Actually Works | TIME

The 2024 presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris comes to a head Tuesday on Election Day.

State law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding ...

A Maine state law brought the U.S. closer toward having the popular vote determine the winner of the presidential elections.

The First Step to Fixing the Electoral College | Robert Reich - YouTube

Swing state voters will have more say over the 2024 election than the 80% of Americans in other states. Does that sound like democracy to ...

Can we ever get rid of the Electoral College? What would replace it?

Elaine Kamarck from the Brookings Institution joined KNX News' daily political show Countdown 2024 to discuss our country's strange election ...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about The Electoral College

The 2020 presidential election is fast approaching, which means it's the perfect time for a refresher on the governmental institution that has increasingly ...