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Lara Brown, author of Jockeying for the American Presidency, talked about the development of the presidential nominating system. She looked back to the Constitutional Convention to…

The Hill newspaper and the Making Every Vote Count Foundation hosted an event at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on the impact a national popular vote election would have on presidential…

The Hill newspaper and the Making Every Vote Count Foundation hosted an event at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on the impact a national popular vote election would have on presidential…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit heard oral argument in Baca v. Colorado Department of State. This case arose from the 2016 presidential election after a Colorado elector, Michael…

Oklahoma radio talk show host Trent England debated Democratic strategist Ted Trimpa about the electoral college versus the national popular vote in electing the president. Hadley Heath Manning…

New Mexico considered whether to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which requires members states to give all their Electoral College votes in a presidential election to the…

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “Should the Electoral College be abolished?”

Telephones and social media were open for responses to the question, “Should the Electoral College be abolished?”

National Popular Vote’s John Koza discussed his group’s effort to have states award all of their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote.

Professor Lawrence Lessig talked about a lawsuit he joined to challenge the Electoral College system. He spoke via video link from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The program was pre-empted by a four-minute…

In this portion of the Represent.us inaugural Unrig the System Summit, panelists focused on presidential elections. Representatives from three groups advocating for a national popular vote…

A panel of professors and authors debated and evaluated the Electoral College versus direct election of the president by popular vote. The Claremont Institute organized this discussion at the…

Trevor Potter, Bob Shrum, Leslee Sherrill, and others talked about potential electoral reform, including the Electoral College, redistricting, and voting rights.

The House and Senate convened for a joint session of Congress to verify certificates and count electoral college votes from each state for president and vice president of the United States.…

Senators proceeded to the House for a joint session of Congress to verify certificates and count Electoral College votes from each state for president and vice president of the United…

Sights and sounds of Statuary Hall were shown following a joint session of Congress to verify certificates and count electoral college votes from each state for president and vice president…

New York electors met in the Senate Chamber in Albany to cast their votes for president. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton won the vote. Former President Bill Clinton was an elector.

House members read aloud the entire U.S. Constitution, the fourth such reading since Republicans took control of the chamber in 2011. Here they read the Twelfth Amendment, dealing with the…

House members read aloud the entire U.S. Constitution, the fourth such reading since Republicans took control of the chamber in 2011. Here they read from Article II, Section 1, dealing with…

Pennsylvania electors met in Harrisburg to cast their ballots for president. President-elect Donald Trump won the state’s popular vote.