For more than 230 years, the United States has enjoyed exceptional success with a system of constitutional and representative government. One reason is the Electoral College.

What is the Electoral College? Why do we have it? And why do some other countries have similar electoral systems? Understanding the Electoral College starts with answering these basic questions. That…

I call it a “toothpaste issue,” as in “you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.” If we lose the Electoral College—our state-by-state process for electing the president—we won’t get it back. And…

It's an interesting fact that, despite modern angst, the Electoral College was one of the least controversial parts of the Constitution during the ratification debates. Writing in Federalist essay No…

Many Americans don’t understand how the process to elect our president functions. Today, we will walk through a few of the most common questions and misunderstandings about the Electoral College. Wh…

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,” former White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama Rahm Emanuel once said. “And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you …

The Electoral College is under attack because it matters. Presidential elections determine who will direct federal agencies and appoint judges, but the process also shapes the rest of American politi…

The Constitution is full of checks and balances, and the Electoral College was created to put some balance in presidential elections. The will of the people matters, but it is filtered through states…

When do presidential electors cast their state’s electoral votes? And who are these people? You can find answers to questions like that at ElectoralCollege101.com, a new educational website from Save…