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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.

David Hawkings previewed a joint meeting of Congress to certify the results of the Electoral College vote.

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls on news of the day. David Hawkings also previewed a joint meeting of Congress to certify the results of the Electoral College vote.

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

Politico’s Chief Polling Analyst Steven Shepard talked by video from the Politico newsroom about the Electoral College as each state gathered to cast its ballots for president and vice…

Illinois electors met in Springfield to cast their ballots for president. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won the state’s popular vote.

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls as live coverage was shown of Electoral College voting in several states. A Web video released the previous week by the Hamilton Electors was shown. Kyle Cheney reported by telephone. The…

John Koza and James Hulme talked about calls to end reliance on the Electoral College to determine the outcome of U.S. presidential elections and related efforts to base election results on…

The Hill's Ben Kamisar spoke by phone about the process the Electoral College follows as electors cast their votes, as well as efforts to convince electors to vote for another Republican…

John Podesta, former manager of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, spoke about the electoral college. This was a brief portion of an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the…

Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus spoke about the electoral college. This is a brief portion of an interview with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.”