Format:
1 online resource (126 pages)
ISBN:
9781613248355
Series Statement:
American Political, Economic, and Security Issues
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Electoral College Reform: 111th Congress Proposals and Other Current Developments -- Summary -- Introduction -- Competing Approaches: Direct Popular Election v. Electoral College Reform -- Direct Popular Election -- Direct Popular Election: Pros and Cons -- Electoral College Reform -- Electoral College Reform: Pros and Cons -- Electoral College Amendments Proposed -- in the 111th Congress -- H.J.Res. 9-The Every Vote Counts Amendment -- Sections 1, 3 and 4 -- Section 5 -- Section 2 -- Section 6 -- H.J.Res. 36 -- Section 1 -- Section 2 -- S.J.Res. 4 -- Section 1 -- Section 2 -- Contemporary Activity in the States -- National Popular Vote-Direct Popular Election through An Interstate Compact -- Origins -- The Plan -- National Popular Vote, Inc. -- Action in the State Legislatures -- States Approving the National Popular Vote Compact -- State Legislative Approvals of the National Popular Vote Compact Negated by Gubernatorial Veto -- State Action in the 2009-2010 Legislative Sessions -- National Popular Vote: Support and Opposition -- National Popular Vote: Legal and Constitutional Issues -- Two Unsuccessful Intra-State Initiatives: Colorado Amendment 36 and California Counts -- Colorado Amendment 36 (2004) : A Proportional Plan State Initiative -- The Presidential Reform Act, "California Counts" (2007-2008)-A State District Plan Initiative -- Prospects for Change-An Analysis -- Trends in Congressional Electoral College Reform Proposals -- Prospects for a Constitutional Amendment -- State Action-A Viable Reform Alternative? -- The National Popular Vote Compact: Tortoise? Hare? -- or Non-Starter? -- Concluding Observations -- Appendix. Electoral College Reform -- Proposal Variants -- The Automatic Plan -- The District Plan -- The Proportional Plan -- End Notes -- The Electoral College -- Creating the Electoral College.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781613246900
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781613246900
Language:
English
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