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The Electoral Connection to Constraining Executive Power
Only Congress can constrain an autocratic President, and only electoral reform will enable Congress to perform this essential constitutional function.
May 10
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Edward B. Foley
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When Partisan Primaries Produce Unrepresentative Extremists...
...isn't the obvious remedy to eliminate partisan primaries?
May 8
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Edward B. Foley
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April 2025
A 100-day assault on America's Madisonian system
How well do we collectively understand how best to protect our constitutional democracy from this kind of sustained attack?
Apr 30
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Edward B. Foley
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UCLA webinar on electoral reform
A fruitful discussion worth watching.
Apr 14
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Edward B. Foley
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UCLA webinar on electoral reform
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March 2025
Bracket Voting
Elections Should Be Structured Like Familiar Sports Tournaments
Mar 9
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Edward B. Foley
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Bracket Voting
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February 2025
Symposium on "Election Law in a Misaligned America"
Plus podcasts previewing the symposium.
Feb 17
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Edward B. Foley
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Symposium on "Election Law in a Misaligned America"
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The Senate Has Surrendered Its Constitutional Responsibilities
If Senators were elected using Condorcet-based voting methods, they would be able to perform their constitutional duty to thwart presidential despotism.
Feb 14
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Edward B. Foley
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The Senate Has Surrendered Its Constitutional Responsibilities
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January 2025
Keep Condorcet in Consideration as an Electoral Reform Option
It’s wrong to argue that Condorcet Voting should be rejected entirely and everywhere.
Jan 26
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Edward B. Foley
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Keep Condorcet in Consideration as an Electoral Reform Option
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Don’t Treat Trump as a Condorcet Winner
Post-inauguration, there continue to be misunderstandings of the election.
Jan 21
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Edward B. Foley
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Don’t Treat Trump as a Condorcet Winner
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Should We Be Saying “President Haley”?
It’s very likely that the former South Carolina governor was more popular than Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. But our system won’t recognize it.
Jan 19
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Edward B. Foley
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Should We Be Saying “President Haley”?
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“The Real Preference of the Voters”
James Madison wrote a letter in 1823, the significance of which for electoral reform has been previously overlooked.
Jan 16
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Edward B. Foley
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Is PR the panacea?
Proportional representation isn't reform that would work for Senate and presidential elections, both of which need reforming as much as House of…
Jan 14
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Edward B. Foley
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