Electoral College Information Page

General Information Library of Congress: Overview of Electoral College Procedure Federal Election Comission: History of the Electoral College Library of Congress: How the Electoral College Works Library of Congress: The Role of Congress Library of Congress: Elections Primer (207k, PDF format) Historical Documents -- Congressional Record First-hand highlights from the election of Thomas Jefferson to George W. Bush Debate on the Current Election Code (Adopted in 1887) (8.6mb, PDF format) Supreme Court Documents on the 2000 Florida Election Laws Governing the Election Excerpts from the Constitution Relevant portions of the U.S. Code Precedents governing the electoral college (a history from 1789-1974) The Federalist Papers #68: On the election of the president #39: The state role in elections #59: The role of Congress in elections Scholarly Opinion The Electoral College and the American Idea of Democracy. An essay by Martin Diamond. When No Majority Rules: The Electoral College and Presidential Succession. Links for more information National Archives and Records Administration Many of these files are in PDF format. You can use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them.

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