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The Constant Two Plan

Reforming the Electoral College to Account for the National Popular Vote

Jay Wendland

Since established by the Founding Fathers, the Electoral College was designated to be appoint the president to ensure that the voting process was anti-majoritarian in nature. However, with the advancements of technology allowing for a meaningful and engaged popular vote to ensure the U.S. is led by a president who received the most votes, the Founders concerns about the inability for the country to run a meaningful nationwide election are no longer relevant, leaving room for change. In The Constant Two Plan: Reforming the Electoral College to Account for the National Popular Vote, Jay Wendland explores a novel approach to reforming the Electoral College to allocate for two electoral votes per state alongside the votes from the American public in order to bring the American presidential election process more in line with democratic norms and principles. Wedland demonstrates that the major extant reform plans in place would perform worse than the existing system and a new idea is needed. The Constant Two Plan remedies the small state bias, ensuring the popular vote winner becomes president, and acknowledges the federalist principle many have come to associate with the Electoral College.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 210 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-66691-624-9 • Hardback • April 2024 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-66691-625-6 • eBook • March 2024 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Subjects: Political Science / American Government / General, Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Law / Government / General

Jay Wendland is associate professor of political science at Daemen University.

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: How We Got This Messed-Up System

Chapter 2: It’s Not “Excellent,” But It’s Not All Bad

Chapter 3: 700 Attempts at Reform: Examining the Drawbacks of the Electoral College

Chapter 4: The Inherent Racism of the Electoral College: The Three-Fifths Compromise, Voter ID Laws, and Racial Inequality

Chapter 5: We’ve Tried this Before: Analyzing the Major Reform Proposals

Chapter 6: A Novel Approach: Joining the Federalist Ideal with the National Will Through the Constant Two Plan

Chapter 7: Beyond Time for Reform: Evaluating the Constant Two Plan

Bibliography

About the Author

Wendland illuminates the context in which the Electoral College was created, the logic which undergirded it, and its subsequent history, laying bare the outdated assumptions, undemocratic character, and rickety vulnerability of a system for picking the president that devised in the 18th century


— Eric Burin, University of North Dakota


The Constant Two Plan

Reforming the Electoral College to Account for the National Popular Vote

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Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • Since established by the Founding Fathers, the Electoral College was designated to be appoint the president to ensure that the voting process was anti-majoritarian in nature. However, with the advancements of technology allowing for a meaningful and engaged popular vote to ensure the U.S. is led by a president who received the most votes, the Founders concerns about the inability for the country to run a meaningful nationwide election are no longer relevant, leaving room for change. In The Constant Two Plan: Reforming the Electoral College to Account for the National Popular Vote, Jay Wendland explores a novel approach to reforming the Electoral College to allocate for two electoral votes per state alongside the votes from the American public in order to bring the American presidential election process more in line with democratic norms and principles. Wedland demonstrates that the major extant reform plans in place would perform worse than the existing system and a new idea is needed. The Constant Two Plan remedies the small state bias, ensuring the popular vote winner becomes president, and acknowledges the federalist principle many have come to associate with the Electoral College.

Details
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  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 210 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
    978-1-66691-624-9 • Hardback • April 2024 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
    978-1-66691-625-6 • eBook • March 2024 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
    Subjects: Political Science / American Government / General, Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Law / Government / General
Author
Author
  • Jay Wendland is associate professor of political science at Daemen University.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments

    Chapter 1: How We Got This Messed-Up System

    Chapter 2: It’s Not “Excellent,” But It’s Not All Bad

    Chapter 3: 700 Attempts at Reform: Examining the Drawbacks of the Electoral College

    Chapter 4: The Inherent Racism of the Electoral College: The Three-Fifths Compromise, Voter ID Laws, and Racial Inequality

    Chapter 5: We’ve Tried this Before: Analyzing the Major Reform Proposals

    Chapter 6: A Novel Approach: Joining the Federalist Ideal with the National Will Through the Constant Two Plan

    Chapter 7: Beyond Time for Reform: Evaluating the Constant Two Plan

    Bibliography

    About the Author

Reviews
Reviews
  • Wendland illuminates the context in which the Electoral College was created, the logic which undergirded it, and its subsequent history, laying bare the outdated assumptions, undemocratic character, and rickety vulnerability of a system for picking the president that devised in the 18th century


    — Eric Burin, University of North Dakota


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