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The Consent Of The Governed And The Right To Access The Ballot, John D. Feerick Nov 2022

The Consent Of The Governed And The Right To Access The Ballot, John D. Feerick

Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

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Electoral College - Its Defects And Dangers, The, John D. Feerick Jan 1968

Electoral College - Its Defects And Dangers, The, John D. Feerick

Faculty Scholarship

In a few months we will witness the operation of the electoral college system of electing the President and Vice President of the United States. Due partly to the appearance of George C. Wallace's American Independent Party,' the 1968 election could be decided in the House of Representatives, where each state has one vote regardless of its population. The election seems certain to point up the perils in our present system. Although our system of electing the President is now under scrutiny by Congress, reform does not appear imminent. As in the case of presidential inability, a tragedy or near …