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The Origins And Constitutionality Of State Unit Voting In The Electoral College, Matthew J. Festa
The Origins And Constitutionality Of State Unit Voting In The Electoral College, Matthew J. Festa
Vanderbilt Law Review
On November 1, 2000, a Joint Resolution was introduced in Congress proposing a constitutional amendment to change the Article II system of electing the President and Vice President' by abolishing the Electoral College. Acknowledging the fact that "there have been more congressionally proposed constitutional amendments on this subject than any other," the sponsoring Senator noted that the issue "could become supremely important in a few days," because "we have the possibility that the winning candidate for President might not win the popular vote in our country.' One prominent legal scholar has described the mere possibility of such an event as …
Threading The Needle: Resolving The Impasse Between Equal Protection And Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act, Lindsay R. Errickson
Threading The Needle: Resolving The Impasse Between Equal Protection And Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act, Lindsay R. Errickson
Vanderbilt Law Review
When it comes to legislative reapportionment, the Peach State is in a pickle. Consider this: the results of the 1990 census entitled Georgia to an additional representative in the United States Congress, bringing the state's total number of seats to eleven.' In order to comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (the "Voting Rights Act"), the state's legislative district map was re- drawn three times during the 1990s before the legal battle over redistricting finally ground to a halt in 1997. Barely giving the state's General Assembly and the federal courts a chance to catch their collective breath, the …