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Contents
Introduction ...................................................
Constitutional Origins ............................................
The Electoral College Today .......................................
W ho Are the Electors? . ...................................
Nominating Elector-Candidates: Diverse State Procedures .........
How Are Electoral Votes Allocated Among the States? ...........
How Are the Electors Chosen? ..............................
The Electors' Task: Ratifying the Voters' Choice ................
General Election Ballots ...................................
Winner Take All: How the General Ticket System Awards the
Electoral Vote in M ost States ...........................
General Election D ay .....................................
The Electors Convene ....................................
Congress Counts, Ascertains, and Declares the Vote .............
A Tie or Failure to Win a Majority in the Electoral College:
Contingent Election by Congress ........................."Mending" the Electoral College: Reform Proposals .....
The District Plan .........................
The Proportional Plan .....................
The Automatic Plan .......................
Reform Through State or Private Alternatives . .
"Ending" the Electoral College: Direct Popular Election by
Constitutional Amendment ...................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Concluding Observations .......................................... 13
Appendix. Electoral Vote Allocation by Jurisdiction ..................... 15List of Tables
Table 1. Electoral Vote Allocation by Jurisdiction, 2004-2008 ............. 15
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