Electoral College Reform

Gary Bugh is Associate Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, where he teaches American Political Theory, Constitutional Law, Federalism, Intergovernmental Politics, the Presidency, and Political Parties.

I: Thinking About Electoral College Reform; Introduction: Approaching Electoral College Reform; 1: Representation in Congressional Efforts to Amend the Presidential Election System; 2: “A Mere Deception—a Mere Ignus Fatus on the People of America”: Lifting the Veil on the Electoral College; 3: “If the Manner of It Be Not Perfect”: Thinking Through Electoral College Reform; II: Challenges of Electoral College Reform; 4: The Electoral College and Democratic Responsiveness; 5: The Challenge of Contemporary Electoral College Reform; 6: Systemic Biases Affecting Congressional Voting on Electoral College Reform; 7: Compact Risk: Some Downsides to Establishing National Plurality Presidential Elections by Contingent Legislation; 8: Exploring the Difficulties of Electoral College Reform at the State Level: Maine and Nebraska Lead the Way; 9: Comparative Presidential Selection: A Cautionary Tale; III: Possibilities of Electoral College Reform; 10: Lobbying the Electoral College: The Potential for Chaos; 11: Electoral College Incentives and Presidential Actions: A Case for Reform?; 12: Current Electoral College Reform Efforts Among the States; 13: The Good, the Better, the Best: Improving on the “Acceptable” Electoral College; 14: Pipe Dream or Possibility? Amending the U.S. Constitution to Achieve Electoral Reform; Conclusion: Understanding Electoral College Reform