“No Better Way of Selecting the Man in Whom They Place the Highest Confidence”: A Note on James Madison’s Remarks on the Electoral College at Richmond’s Ratifying Convention
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-12-2022
Publication Title
PS: Political Science & Politics
DOI
10.1017/S1049096522001056
ISSN
1537-5935
Abstract
This article discusses the remarks by James Madison to Virginia’s ratifying convention in June 1788 as they relate to the Electoral College. Madison’s remarks in Richmond shed light on his rarely highlighted expectations of the workings of the Electoral College and provide insight into the Constitutional Convention’s debate on the legislative selection of the President.
Recommended Citation
Novotny, Patrick J..
2022.
"“No Better Way of Selecting the Man in Whom They Place the Highest Confidence”: A Note on James Madison’s Remarks on the Electoral College at Richmond’s Ratifying Convention."
PS: Political Science & Politics, 56 (1): Cambridge University Press.
doi: 10.1017/S1049096522001056
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/poli-sci-facpubs/403
