Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Thinking About Electoral College Reform -- Introduction: Approaching Electoral College Reform -- 1 Representation in Congressional Efforts to Amend the Presidential Election System -- 2 "A Mere Deception-a Mere Ignus Fatus on the People of America": Lifting the Veil on the Electoral College -- 3 "If the Manner of It Be Not Perfect": Thinking Through Electoral College Reform -- Part II Challenges of Electoral College Reform -- 4 The Electoral College and Democratic Responsiveness -- 5 The Challenge of Contemporary Electoral College Reform -- 6 Systemic Biases Affecting Congressional Voting on Electoral College Reform -- 7 Compact Risk: Some Downsides to Establishing National Plurality Presidential Elections by Contingent Legislation -- 8 Exploring the Difficulties of Electoral College Reform at the State Level: Maine and Nebraska Lead the Way -- 9 Comparative Presidential Selection: A Cautionary Tale -- Part III Possibilities of Electoral College Reform -- 11 Electoral College Incentives and Presidential Actions: A Case for Reform? -- 12 Current Electoral College Reform Efforts Among the States -- 13 The Good, the Better, the Best: Improving on the "Acceptable" Electoral College -- 14 Pipe Dream or Possibility? Amending the U.S. Constitution to Achieve Electoral Reform -- Conclusion: Understanding Electoral College Reform -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Bibliography -- Index.