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.
This timely analysis of election law and politics outlining key
structural election reforms combines distinct analysis of
presidential, Senate, and U.S. House elections reforms, while also
addressing reforms at the state and local government level. The
author argues for fundamental structural changes to U.S. elections
like Proportional Representation and Ranked Choice Voting, without
requiring any constitutional amendments. Analysis of recent
political developments such as progress on the National Popular
Vote Interstate Compact, the adoption of Ranked Choice Voting
state-wide in Maine, and the 2018 Supreme Court gerrymandering
cases add real-world relevance and applicability. This sharp
examination of a flawed system is vital reading for students and
scholars involved in election law and political science, and is
approachable enough for lay readers interested in politics and
reform as well. 'Rethinking US Election Law is a timely,
well-written argument in favour of electoral reform in the United
States. It advances achievable solutions that could go a long way
towards solving the country's current democratic breakdown, and is
an excellent read for anyone interested in ''unskewing the
system''.' - Erica Frazier, LSE Review 'Steven Mulroy's Rethinking
US Election Law is a concise and refreshing book on US election
law. The book takes the reader on a tour through the various and
profound shortcomings of the country's reliance on single-member
districts (SMDs) and demonstrates that, so long as these SMDs
remain the principal building block of US elections, little can be
done to resolve the many ailments that afflict the process. It is a
powerful, thoughtfully-reasoned and clearly-written argument in
favor of electoral reform.. . . Mulroy offers a compelling argument
for electoral reform that should be required reading for the next
redistricting cycle or for any undergraduate class on voting rights
and redistricting. Even the most skeptical critic would have
difficulty refuting his analysis.' - American Political Science
Association 'Exceptionally well written, organized and presented,
Rethinking US Election Law is a seminal work of outstanding
scholarship that is as thoughtful as it is thought-provoking. . .
(it) is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to
community, academic, governmental Contemporary Political Science
collections and supplemental studies reading lists for students,
academia, political activists, and non-specialist general readers
with an interest in the subject.' - John Taylor, Midwest Book
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