Understanding the Fundamentals of the U.s. Presidential Election System, Pape...

Description: Understanding the Fundamentals of the . Presidential Election System, Paperback by Belenky, Alexander S., ISBN 3642436064, ISBN-13 9783642436062, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This is the first book on the . presidential election system to analyze the basic principles underlying the design of the existing system and those at the heart of competing proposals for improving the system. Th discusses how the use of some election rules embedded in the . Constitution and in the Presidential Succession Act may cause skewed or weird election outcomes and election stalemates. Th argues that the act may not cover some rare though possible situations which the Twentieth Amendment authorizes Congress to address. Also, th questions the constitutionality of the National Popular Vote Plan to introduce a direct popular presidential election de facto, without amending the Constitution, and addresses the plan’s “Achilles’ Heel.” In particular, th shows that the plan may violate the Equal Protection Clause from the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. Numerical examples are provided to show that the counterintuitive claims of the NPV originators and proponents that the plan will encourage presidential candidates to “chase” every vote in every state do not have any grounds. Finally, th proposes a plan for improving the election system by combining at the national level the “one state, one vote” principle – embedded in the Constitution – and the “one person, one vote” principle. Under this plan no state loses its current Electoral College benefits while all the states gain more attention of presidential candidates.

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