Last month, the House passed a bill to reform the electoral college. This week, we're revisiting our conversation with Professor Edward Foley, Director of Election Law at Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law. Ned dives in on how Americans elect our federal officers, and how the law and the courts have ruled on voting; from naming electors to deciding Bush v. Gore in 2000.

Professor Edward Foley is the Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law at The Ohio State University and director of the school's election law program:

https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/edward-b-foley

References:

Edward Foley "Think the Constitution protects your right to vote? That’s not really true — but it should." Washington Post, October 19, 2020:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/19/does-the-constitution-protect-your-right-to-vote/

Presidential Elections and Majority Rule: The Rise, Demise, and Potential Restoration of the Jeffersonian Electoral College. Edward Foley, 2020:https://global.oup.com/academic/product/presidential-elections-and-majority-rule-9780190060152?cc=us&lang=en&

Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States. Edward Foley, 2016:

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ballot-battles-9780190235277?cc=us&lang=en&

Bush v. Gore 531 US 98 (2000):

https://www.oyez.org/cases/2000/00-949

Chiafalo v. Washington 591 US_ (2020):

https://www.oyez.org/cases/2019/19-465

Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Boockvar:

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/republican-party-of-pennsylvania-v-degraffenreid-2/

Edward Foley "The Supreme Court ruling on ballot deadlines may be more of a reprieve for Democrats than a win." Washington Post, October 20, 2020:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/20/supreme-court-ruling-ballot-deadlines-may-be-more-reprieve-democrats-than-win/