How to Implement Direct Elections

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This paper addresses the question of how to effectively implement electoral reform in favor of direct election with a runoff contingent. The author addresses the complexities of the amendment process, the general reluctance to tamper with the Constitution, the multiplicity of reform proposals that abound, and the difficulty in countering the opposition of those groups who benefit under the status quo. How to cultivate national interest and support from an array of interest groups and the government is also discussed.

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"Constitutional amendments regarding electoral college reform have been offered in almost every single session of Congress, leading many to believe that more proposals have been offered for electoral reform than for any other single part of the Constitution (Longley and Braun 42). Oddly enough, rectification has proven remarkably challenging despite a history of electoral upheavals and insistent criticism. This difficulty arises from the numerous obstacles that hinder electoral reform. To begin with, the amendment process itself is rather arduous and requires substantial support within both chambers of Congress and individual state legislatures. Moreover, there is an overall reluctance to tamper with the Constitution in general. Additionally, the existence of a multiplicity of reform proposals- automatic, proportional, district, direct vote, and an array of hybrid plans- diminishes the strength of any reform movement by dividing its supporters."

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