Electoral College Reform


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Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Competing Approaches: Direct Popular Election v. Electoral College Reform; (3) Direct Popular Election: Pro and Con; (4) Electoral College Reform: Pro and Con; (5) Electoral College Amendments Proposed in the 111th Congress; (6) Contemporary Activity in the States; (7) 2004: Colorado Amendment 36; (8) 2007-2008: The Presidential Reform Act (California Counts); (9) 2006-Present: National Popular Vote -- Direct Popular Election Through an Interstate Compact; Origins; The Plan; National Popular Vote, Inc.; Action in the State Legislatures; States That Have Approved NPV; National Popular Vote; (10) Prospects for Change -- An Analysis; (11) State Action -- A Viable Reform Alternative?; (12) Concluding Observations.







Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law


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Rule of law and constitutionalist ideals are understood by many, if not most, as necessary to create a just political order. Defying the traditional division between normative and positive theoretical approaches, this book explores how political reality on the one hand, and constitutional ideals on the other, mutually inform and influence each other. Seventeen chapters from leading international scholars cover a diverse range of topics and case studies to test the hypothesis that the best normative theories, including those regarding the role of constitutions, constitutionalism and the rule of law, conceive of the ideal and the real as mutually regulating.










Nomination and Election of President and Vice President


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Considers (84) S.J. Res. 3, (84) S.J. Res. 9, (84) S.J. Res. 10, (84) S.J. Res. 27, (84) S.J. Res. 30, (84) S.J. Res. 31, (84) S.J. Res. 53.




Nomination and Election of President and Vice President and Qualifications for Voting


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Considers. S.J. Res. 1 and related Senate Joint Resolutions, to revise procedure for President and Vice President election in both general and primary elections. S.J. Res. 14 and related Senate Joint Resolutions, to revise voter residence, age and economic qualification standards.




Too Young to Run?


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"Examines the history, theory, and politics behind the age qualifications for elected federal office in the United States Constitution. Argues that the right to run for office ought to be extended to all adult-age citizens who are otherwise office-eligible"--Provided by publisher.