To many Americans, even those who are well informed, the Electoral College seems to be a shadowy, labyrinthine process for [… ...

As the Trump campaign pressures Nebraska Republicans for a change that would net him an electoral vote, state law in Maine ...

Surprising facts about the Electoral College's origins and evolution—and just who is an elector—to ponder alongside giving a watch to One Person, One Vote? on PBS.

These days, one can reasonably wonder how many Republicans believe in the ideal of democracy — in which (since we are all ...

Is the Constitution hazardous to our nation? According to the New York Times it is. At least, that’s what the Times’ book ...

Five U.S. presidents, including two since 2000, have won the White House despite losing the popular vote. A plan to ensure ...

Nowhere is the complete lack of democracy more apparent than in the system to elect the president of the United States: the ...

His opponent and current President Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes. The Electoral College is the presidential voting ...

In that process, each state has the number of electoral votes equal to its number of U.S. House members plus its two senators ...

The delegates’ creation of a unique and cumbersome method of selecting the president, one not used to elect any other governmental official, was born of complex considerations ...

The framers of the Constitution knew from experience ... needs of rural residents in their policy platforms. The Electoral College process ideally would lead candidates to seek votes from all ...

Forty-six percent of Americans did not know the Constitution’s purpose was to create a federal government, and 26 percent incorrectly believed it was written to declare independence from England.