Few institutions are as important to shaping the future of the United States as the electoral college. Professor Lawrence Lessig and the Harvard Law & Policy Review hosted a conference at Harvard Law School on Oct. 18 - 19 on the historical and philosophical foundations of the electoral college, as well as potential avenues to amend the institution in the current political climate.
Introductory Remarks by Danielle Root, associate director, Voting Rights for Democracy and Government at the Center for American Progress
Panel I: The Electoral College and Majority Rule: Past, Present, and Future
- Edward Foley (professor, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law)
- Jack Rakove (professor emeritus, Stanford University)
- Franita Tolson (professor, USC Gould School of Law)
- Sam Wang (professor, Princeton University)
- Sean Wilentz (professor, Princeton University)
