Foreword
The outcome of the 2016 election — in which Republican Donald Trump won the Electoral College by a solid margin but lost the popular vote by more than 2.7 million votes to Democrat Hillary Clinton — has breathed new life into the perennial debate over how Americans choose their Presidents and Vice Presidents. As required by the Constitution, when Americans cast their ballots for a presidential ticket, they are really picking a slate of electors. Every State is allotted one elector for each of its House and Senate seats (with three for the District of Columbia). A candidate for President…
