Rethinking US Election Law: Unskewing the System
- ISBN-10
- 1788117514
- ISBN-13
- 9781788117517
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- Author
- Steven Mulroy
Description
Recent U.S. elections have defied nationwide majority preference at the White House, Senate, and House levels. This work of interdisciplinary scholarship explains how “winner-take-all” and single-member district elections make this happen, and what can be done to repair the system. Proposed reforms include the National Popular Vote interstate compact (presidential elections); eliminating the Senate filibuster; and proportional representation using Ranked Choice Voting for House, state, and local elections.
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