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The 23rd Amendment and the chance of a tied 2020 presidential election
On Election Day, an old topic will get new life when political pundits discuss the chance of a deadlocked presidential contest…
The Constitution and contested presidential elections
The Electoral College is a uniquely American institution and no stranger to controversy. But legally contested presidential…
How Aaron Burr changed the Constitution
Former vice president Aaron Burr usually isn’t credited as a Founding Father, but there is one instance where Burr directly…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of May 11th, 2020 Roundup
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
The Court considers a constitutional fight over faithless electors
The case of the "faithless electors" at the Supreme Court this week sounds like a Sherlock Holmes mystery. In reality, it is a…
Does the Constitution allow for a delayed presidential election?
As America battles the COVID-19 virus, speculation has started that a prolonged public health crisis could delay or even postpone…
Can states control how presidential electors vote?
When the Supreme Court reopens a new session in October, awaiting the Justices in the pile of work that built up over their summer…
Has the time come to shut down the Electoral College?
Constitution Daily contributor Lyle Denniston looks at the current debate over the Electoral College and why history, as well as…
The day the Senate picked a U.S. vice president on its own
One of the little-understood provisions of the 12th Amendment allows the U.S. Senate to name a Vice President under very limited…
The drama behind President Kennedy’s 1960 election win
On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in a bitter contest against the incumbent Vice…
