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San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio judge weighs legality of Electoral College process in choosing a president
San Antonio judge weighs legality of Electoral College process in choosing a president San Antonio Express-News Feb 13 2019 Lawyers for the state on Wednesday asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit challenging Texas’ Electoral College process as plaintiffs dug...
read moreAssociated Press: Judge rejects challenge to Massachusetts’ winner-take-all election system
Judge rejects challenge to Massachusetts’ winner-take-all election system Associated Press Dec 7, 2018 BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the winner-take-all system Massachusetts uses to assign its Electoral College presidential...
read moreBC Law: The Electoral College Dilemma
The Electoral College Dilemma BC Law Nov 2, 2018 Calling the Electoral College one of the “least understood disasters at the core of our Constitution,” Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig (above) launched a Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy discussion convened...
read moreWGBH: Why Our Undemocratic Republic Must Give Way To Something Else
Minority Rule: Why Our Undemocratic Republic Must Give Way To Something Else WGBH Oct 11, 2018 If something can’t go on forever, then it won’t. And so it is with the current state of our democracy, which awards disproportionate power to an ever-shrinking slice of the...
read moreDemocracy Café: Why Joaquin Gonzalez has joined the all-out effort to overhaul the Electoral College
Why Joaquin Gonzalez has joined the all-out effort to overhaul the Electoral College Democracy Café Sep 14, 2018 When Joaquin Gonzalez heard about the effort of Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig and other compatriots to challenge and prospectively overhaul the...
read moreJP Observer: Want a better president, better elections? States need to stop winner take all
Want a better president, better elections? States need to stop winner take all Questions: How can we increase the chances we get the president the majority of us vote for in 2020—unlike who we got in 2016 and 2000? And how can we also benefit from fairer election...
read moreCommonwealth Magazine: Galvin, Zakim trade verbal punches
Galvin, Zakim Trade Verbal Punches Commonwealth Magazine Aug 15, 2018 There was no love lost between Secretary of State William Galvin and Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim who squared off in a tense half-hour television debate on Tuesday evening, trading verbal...
read moreNBC Boston: High-Profile Attorneys Push for Change to Electoral College System
High-Profile Attorneys Push for Change to Electoral College System NBC Boston Aug 10 A group of attorneys is pushing for a change to the electoral college system. The group includes former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, David Boies and Harvard law professor Lawrence...
read moreThe Blaze: Group sues four states to challenge winner-take-all system for Electoral College selection
Group sues four states to challenge winner-take-all system for Electoral College selection The Blaze Aug 13, 2018 A group is suing four U.S. states, claiming that the winner-take-all system for Electoral College selection disenfranchises voters and encourages...
read moreBoston Herald: Electoral system disenfranchises voters
Electoral system disenfranchises voters Boston Herald Aug 10 The lawyer who argued Bush v. Gore before the U.S. Supreme Court after the contested 2000 presidential election appeared in federal court in Boston yesterday to challenge the way Massachusetts allocates its...
read moreRoll Call: Group Files Lawsuit to Challenge Electoral College
Group Files Lawsuit to Challenge Electoral College Roll Call Aug 10 A group is suing two red states and two blue states to change the Electoral College system. Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig and David Boies, who served as...
read moreBoston Globe: Challenging the Electoral College’s winner take all system in Massachusetts
Challenging the Electoral College’s winner take all system in Massachusetts The Boston Globe Aug 10 A Harvard Law professor, former governor William F. Weld, and Al Gore’s onetime attorney are making a long-shot bid to change the Electoral College system, arguing that...
read moreThe Economist: America’s electoral system gives the Republicans advantages over Democrats
America’s electoral system gives the Republicans advantages over Democrats The Economist Jul 12 "On the electoral college, activists think they have found paths to abolition that not only fit within the constitution’s constraints, but do not even require action by...
read moreThe Sacramento Bee: A former Democratic presidential candidate is suing California. He wants GOP votes to count
A former Democratic presidential candidate is suing California. He wants GOP votes to count The Sacramento Bee July 11 "The 2016 presidential election is over, but debate surrounding the fairness of the Electoral College rages on — with one major twist. You've...
read moreDenver Post: The “winner-take-all” Electoral College system used by 48 states, including Colorado, sees court challenges
The “winner-take-all” Electoral College system used by 48 states, including Colorado, sees court challenges Denver Post Mar 26, 2018 BOSTON — When Donald Trump won more than 52 percent of the Texas vote during the 2016 election, he pocketed all 38 of that state’s...
read moremyStatesman: Suit seeks to split Texas’ 38 electoral votes as part of national fight
Suit seeks to split Texas’ 38 electoral votes as part of national fight myStatesman Mar 9, 2018 Federal lawsuits filed simultaneously in Texas and three other states are seeking to end the system that awards every electoral vote to the winning presidential candidate...
read moreSalonTV: Is our election system unconstitutional?
Is our election system unconstitutional? SalonTV Mar 2, 2018 More Coverage On Step 2: Filing Lawsuits Tell your grandkids you helped save American democracy—join the grassroots effort to make our presidential elections more equal. We’ll keep you updated on our...
read moreFast Company: Why The U.S. Electoral System Will Keep Giving Us Unpopular Presidents
Why The U.S. Electoral System Will Keep Giving Us Unpopular Presidents Fast Company Mar 1, 2018 Harvard law professor and political activist Lawrence Lessig briefly ran for president in 2015, but his campaign was more of an effort to spread a message than win a job....
read moreU.S. News & World Report: A Quest to Make Every Vote Count
A Quest to Make Every Vote Count U.S. News & World Report Feb 28, 2018 IT'S A FACT THAT DRIVES liberals crazy, and has become a preoccupation for President Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton, the Democrats' choice, crushed Trump at the ballot box, winning the popular vote...
read moreThe State: Lawsuit challenges SC’s system of winner-take-all presidential voting
Lawsuit challenges SC’s system of winner-take-all presidential voting The State Feb 23, 2018 A lawsuit filed in South Carolina’s federal court is challenging the state’s winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes in presidential elections. The lawsuit is one...
read moreGreenville News: Lawsuit challenges South Carolina’s system of winner-take-all presidential voting
Lawsuit challenges South Carolina's system of winner-take-all presidential voting Greenville News Feb 23, 2018 A lawsuit filed in South Carolina’s federal court is challenging the state’s winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes in presidential elections....
read moreJURIST: Group of law firms file complaint challenging winner-take-all approach to electoral college
Group of law firms file complaint challenging winner-take-all approach to electoral college JURIST Feb 23, 2018 [JURIST] A large group of law firms and prominent law professors, led by David Boies [offical profile] of Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP, alongside the Leauge...
read moreThe Post and Courier: South Carolina Democrats join national effort challenging Electoral College
South Carolina Democrats join national effort challenging Electoral College The Post and Courier Feb 23, 2018 South Carolina Democrats have joined a national legal challenge over how the state's nine Electoral College votes are awarded, contending the winner-take-all...
read moreSalon: Electoral College’s winner-take-all system is unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges
Electoral College’s winner-take-all system is unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges Salon Feb 23, 2018 Four federal lawsuits have been filed arguing that while the Electoral College may be enshrined in the Constitution, the winner-take-all system utilized by it is not....
read moreThe Guam Daily Post: Lawsuits challenge Electoral College system in four states
Winner-Take-All Electoral Practice Faces Voter-Rights Challenge The Guam Daily Post Feb 23, 2018 BOSTON – A coalition that includes a Latino membership organization and a former Massachusetts governor filed lawsuits on Wednesday challenging how four U.S. states...
read moreABA Journal: Winner-take-all electoral college system is unconstitutional, say suits led by Boies
Winner-take-all electoral college system is unconstitutional, say suits led by Boies ABA Journal Feb 22, 2018 A coalition of prominent law firms and professors has filed four federal lawsuits claiming the winner-take-all system of electoral college voting distorts...
read moreMassLive: Electoral vote review is overdue (Editorial)
Electoral vote review is overdue (Editorial) MassLive.com Feb 22, 2018 Former Massachusetts governor William Weld has filed a lawsuit alleging the method of assigning electoral votes after a presidential election is unconstitutional. Legal experts say his suit has...
read moreAlterNet: Democracy Reformer Larry Lessig Files Lawsuits in Four States to Fix Our Electoral College System
Democracy Reformer Larry Lessig Files Lawsuits in Four States to Fix Our Electoral College System AlterNet Feb 22, 2018 Harvard law scholar and democracy reformer Larry Lessig has launched his latest David-vs.-Goliath fight to change one of the most unfair, unequal...
read moreDallas Observer: LULAC Sues Texas, 3 Other States, Over Winner-Take-All Electoral College
LULAC Sues Texas, 3 Other States, Over Winner-Take-All Electoral College Dallas Observer Feb 22, 2018 Apparently still smarting from Donald Trump's huge, tremendous Electoral College victory in 2016, the League of United Latin American Citizens and a high-powered...
read moreBoston Herald: Bill Weld challenges Electoral College
Bill Weld challenges Electoral College Boston Herald Feb 22, 2018 Former Gov. Bill Weld is among a group of plaintiffs suing Gov. Charlie Baker and Secretary of State Bill Galvin alleging the Bay State’s winner-take-all system of assigning electoral votes in...
read moreThe Recorder: Boies-Led Coalition Challenges “Winner-Take-All” Method of Electoral College
Boies-Led Coalition Challenges "Winner-Take-All" Method of Electoral College The Recorder Feb 22, 2018 The lawsuits—filed in two Democratic-leaning states and two traditionally Republican states—claim the winner-take-all system violates the constitutional rights to...
read moreThe San Antonio Express-News: Legality of Electoral College process challenged in San Antonio, elsewhere
Legality of Electoral College process challenged in San Antonio, elsewhere The San Antonio Express-News Feb 21, 2018 In a rare move, the constitutionality of the country’s Electoral College process is being challenged in lawsuits filed Wednesday in four states,...
read moreBoston Globe: Former governor William Weld sues to change election system
Former governor William Weld sues to change election system Boston Globe Feb 21, 2018 BOSTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s winner-take-all system for presidential elections. MassLive.com reports the...
read moreMassLive: Former Gov. William Weld sues to overturn Massachusetts’ winner-take-all presidential election system
Former Gov. William Weld sues to overturn Massachusetts' winner-take-all presidential election system MassLive Feb 21, 2018 Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld is suing to overturn the state's winner-take-all system for presidential elections, as part of a...
read moreABC News 4 San Antonio: LULAC challenges Electoral College
LULAC challenges Electoral College ABC News 4 San Antonio Feb 21, 2018 Some local residents say their votes in the presidential election just don’t count anymore. So, they’re suing the state to change how it chooses its delegates for the Electoral College. League of...
read moreCourthouse News: Former Libertarian VP Candidate Challenges Electoral College in Massachusetts
Former Libertarian VP Candidate Challenges Electoral College in Massachusetts Courthouse News Feb 21, 2018 BOSTON (CN) – Former governor and Libertarian vice presidential candidate William Weld is asking the federal court to toss a Massachusetts law awarding all 11 of...
read moreBoston Business Journal: Weld sues to overturn Massachusetts’ winner-take-all presidential election system
Weld sues to overturn Massachusetts' winner-take-all presidential election system Boston Business Journal Feb 21, 2018 Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld is suing to overturn the state's winner-take-all system for presidential elections, as part of a nationwide...
read moreThe Texas Tribune: In lawsuit, activists say Texas’ winner-take-all approach to the Electoral College is discriminatory
In lawsuit, activists say Texas' winner-take-all approach to the Electoral College is discriminatory The Texas Tribune Feb 21, 2018 Saying Texas' current practice is discriminatory, a group of Hispanic activists and lawyers has sued the state in hopes of blocking it...
read moreReuters: Lawsuits challenge Electoral College system in four U.S. states
Lawsuits challenge Electoral College system in four U.S. states Reuters Feb 21, 2018 BOSTON (Reuters) - A coalition that includes a Latino membership organization and a former Massachusetts governor filed lawsuits on Wednesday challenging how four U.S. states allocate...
read moreBloomberg: Winner-Take-All Electoral Practice Faces Voter-Rights Challenge
Winner-Take-All Electoral Practice Faces Voter-Rights Challenge Bloomberg Feb 21, 2018 Civil rights activists are challenging the legality of four states’ winner-take-all method of allocating U.S. presidential electoral college votes, claiming the practice magnifies...
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Boston NPR: Is Our Electoral Process Broken?
Is Our Electoral Process Broken? Boston NPR Freak Out and Carry On Podcast Oct 26, 2017 This week on Freak Out And Carry On, recorded live in front of an audience at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ron Suskind and Heather Cox Richardson talk with...
read moreFox News: Still bruised from Clinton loss, left takes aim at Electoral College in court
Still bruised from Clinton loss, left takes aim at Electoral College in court Fox News Oct 19, 2017 A liberal-led push to overhaul the Electoral College could be moving from the op-ed pages to the courtroom, as a Harvard professor who flirted with a dark-horse...
read moreIs It Time To Reform The Electoral College?
Is It Time To Reform The Electoral College? WBGH Oct 10, 2017 More Coverage On Step 2: Filing Lawsuits Tell your grandkids you helped save American democracy—join the grassroots effort to make our presidential elections more equal. We’ll keep you updated on our...
read moreTexas Public Radio: Lawrence Lessig: It’s Time To Reform The Electoral College
Lawrence Lessig: It's Time To Reform The Electoral College Texas Public Radio The Source Oct 9, 2017 The results of the 2016 presidential election prompted many Americans to question the electoral college – a winner-takes-all system which empowers a group of 538...
read moreThe Lawsuit That Could Change the Electoral College with Lawrence Lessig
The Lawsuit That Could Change the Electoral College with Lawrence Lessig The Majority Report October 5, 2017 Author and law professor, Lawrence Lessig, explains the questionable historical roots of the modern implementation of the electoral college. The legal case he...
read moreThe Oregonian: Electoral-college reform would have defeated Donald Trump; now some Republicans back effort, seek action before 2020
Electoral-college reform would have defeated Donald Trump; now some Republicans back effort, seek action before 2020 The Oregonian Oct 4, 2017 Lawrence Lessig wanted to be president. In 2015, the Harvard Law School professor launched a quixotic, single-issue campaign...
read moreThe Washington Times: Lawsuits aim to change winner-take-all Electoral College system by 2020 presidential race
Lawsuits aim to change winner-take-all Electoral College system by 2020 presidential race The Washington Times Sep 27, 2017 The votes have been counted and President Trump has moved into the White House, but the campaign to upend the Electoral College is far from...
read moreIndependent Voter Podcast: Lawrence Lessig Talks About Taking the Electoral College to Court
Lawrence Lessig Talks About Taking the Electoral College to Court Independent Voter Podcast Sep 2017 More Coverage On Step 1: Crowdfunding Campaign Tell your grandkids you helped save American democracy—join the grassroots effort to make our presidential elections...
read moreCommPRO: Election Reform: Attacking with Today’s Tools
Election Reform: Attacking with Today’s Tools CommPRO Sep 23, 2017 If you went out to vote for Donald Trump in California or Hillary Clinton in Texas last November, you might as well have stayed home. Your vote didn’t count. That’s the position of Harvard law...
read moreThe Ring of Fire Radio: How to Reform the Electoral College
Episode 404: How to Reform the Electoral College The Ring of Fire Radio Sep 22, 2017 Harvard Professor, Lawrence Lessig, joins the show to discuss his lawsuit against the electoral college in an effort to make sure everyone’s vote is equal.. His segment starts at...
read moreThe Golden Mean Podcast: Champion for Reforming American Democracy: Lawrence Lessig, Founder, EqualCitizens.US
Champion for Reforming American Democracy: Lawrence Lessig, Founder, EqualCitizens.US The Golden Mean Podcast Sep 2017 More Coverage On Step 1: Crowdfunding Campaign Tell your grandkids you helped save American democracy—join the grassroots effort to make our...
read moreSiriusXM: Lawrence Lessig Details Push to End Electoral College
Lawrence Lessig Details Push To End The Electoral College SiriusXM The Laura Coates Show Sep 2017 More Coverage On Step 1: Crowdfunding Campaign Tell your grandkids you helped save American democracy—join the grassroots effort to make our presidential elections more...
read moreSan Francisco Public Radio KALW: The electoral college vs. the popular vote
The electoral college vs. the popular vote San Francisco Public Radio KALW Your Call Nov 30, 2016 Hillary Clinton now has 2.3 million more popular votes than Donald Trump. Yet Trump won more electoral college votes, effectively making him the next president elect. The...
read moreVocativ: A State-By-State Guide To How Much Your Vote Counts
A State-By-State Guide To How Much Your Vote Counts Vocativ Nov 15, 2016 ‘One person, one vote’ is one of the cornerstones of our democracy. But, as Tuesday’s election shows, that’s not quite how things work these days. Case in point: Hillary Clinton lost the election...
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