"Is it time to replace the Electoral College?
If so, with what?"

Our speaker, John R. Chamberlin is a professor emeritus of political science and public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at UM. His research has included evaluating the performance of various election methods, including those covered in this edition of Lunch & Learn.

        The League of Women Voters of the United States is on record saying that the Electoral College should be abolished and should be replaced by the direct-popular-vote method for electing the President and Vice-President. It supports the use of the National Popular Vote Compact as one acceptable way to achieve the goal of the direct popular vote for election of the president until the abolition of the Electoral College is accomplished.

         November’s Lunch & Learn will focus on the pros and cons of these two alternatives as well as the downside they both share—their dependence on plurality voting.  Research shows that plurality voting does not perform well when there are more than two candidates, which is currently the case and is more likely to be the case if the Compact replaces the Electoral College.

          Is there a better system out there? Maybe, but it would require a Constitutional amendment and the prospects for that seem dim. We will cover the pros and cons of these systems and then turn to a discussion of the topic, "Where does that leave us?"

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