Electoral College
Original Meaning in the the Faithless Electors Case
Last week the Tenth Circuit held in Baca v. Colorado Department of State that Colorado could not remove and replace a presidential elector who failed to vote for the candidate winning the most votes for President in Colorado. (This sets up a conflict with the...
National Popular Vote: Banana republic elections
The Colorado legislature’s ratification of the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact has provoked outrage because NPV cedes Colorado’s presidential electors to other states. But that’s not the half of it: NPV also would import into our country the dysfunctional election...
The Electoral College and Why it Matters
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election revived the debate over the Electoral College. There’s a strong movement to do away with the system and replace it with a national popular vote. So, what’s the problem? In this Episode of Thoughts from Maharrey...
The Electoral College: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
The Electoral College has become a hotly contested issue in American politics with a strong and vocal movement to do away with the institution and instead select the president based on whoever receives the most total votes. In this presentation I gave for Empower U, I...