| Description |
xv, 103 pages ; 22 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Senator Barbara Boxer -- Introduction: How many votes does it take? -- Through the eyes of the voters. Election night and its aftermath ; The myths that prop up the Electoral College -- One person, one vote ... except some votes count more than others. An equal right to vote? Not when all voters are treated differently ; The dismal world of red states and blue states ; The racist underbelly of the Elector system ; The Elector system is an election hacker's dream -- The Electoral College is a caricature of its former self. The original idea ; The demise of the system ; The immediate result was unequal voting rights ; Electors left in limbo ; The Elector system has frozen in place a system of unequal voting -- Presidential power and legitimacy. The muddled defenders ; The arc of history -- How to change the system. Constitutional amendment ; The interstate Compact ; Challenges through the courts ; Action by Congress ; People power -- Afterword: The Electoral College in the time of pandemic. |
| Summary |
"Electoral Bait and Switch is prescriptive and accessible to the general reader. If it is not challenged and overturned, we are likely to face a continual series of electoral and constitutional crises as the current Elector system discriminates heavily against minority and poorer voters. The winner-take-all method of allocating Electoral votes also results in large pockets of "useless votes" and a system in which where your vote counts for far more than how you vote. Most ominously, evidence is now clear that the Electoral-Vote system has opened the door for voter suppression and manipulation of elections by domestic and foreign conspirators."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Electoral college -- United States.
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Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Political participation -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Minorities -- Political activity -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781633886582 (paperback) |
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1633886581 (paperback) |
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