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The Electoral College and the History of Presidential Elections
Essays include:
- The Vanishing Role of Presidential Electors
- Exploring the Electoral College Universe
- Not the Framers’ Electoral College
- Playing by the Rules: Our Remarkably Balanced Electoral College
- Different Ways of Reforming the Electoral College: Past and Present
- The Principle of One Person, One Vote
- The "Excellent" Electoral College
