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BOOKS
After the People Vote
A Guide to the Electoral College
 
 
AEI Press
 
 
Paperback
 
8.5'' x 5.25''
 
101 pages
 
ISBN: 0-8447-3802-6
 
Price: $ 7.95
 
 
Examination Copies
This guide explains the electoral college, the process of presidential succession, and the interactions of the Constitution, federal and state statutes, and party and parliamentary rules.
 

The third edition of After the People Vote is now available. Please click here for ordering information.

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  • What are constitutional provisions for selecting a president?
  • What are the statutory provisions for selecting a president?

 

This guide explains the workings of the electoral college, the process of presidential succession, and the interactions of the Constitution, federal and state statutes, and party and parliamentary rules.

Walter Berns, editor of the volume, is a resident scholar at AEI. Contributors include the late Martin Diamond; Robert A. Goldwin of AEI; Michael J. Malbin of the State University of New York at Albany; Thomas E. Mann of the Brookings Institution; Norman J. Ornstein of AEI; Howard Penniman of AEI; Austin Ranney of the University of California, Berkeley; and Richard M. Scammon of the Elections Research Center.