Professor Alexander Publishes Article on CNN.com

In between getting used to his new position as HPJ Chair, organizing election events, acting as the go-to-political-expert for the local press, and teaching his courses, Dr. Alexander has found the time to publish a provocative article on CNN.com about the possibility that some electors chosen to represent Republican Party Candidate Mitt Romney might change their votes.  Alexander discusses the possibility that hundreds of thousands of voters will be effectively disenfranchised, through his research on presidential electors that goes back to 2000.  Alexander and students from his classes have sent questionnaires to presidential electors to learn more about this often misunderstood institution.  His research has found that in the past three elections, an increasing effort has been made by various groups to urge electors to change their pledged vote.  To avoid such a situation, Alexander calls in his article for the passage of the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act, which would require by law that electors vote for the candidate they have pledged to support.

Alexander has already been interviewed by other newspapers about his article, and as the election draws nearer, he will likely be called on to supply many more interviews. 

Well done Dr. Alexander and we will keep an eye out for more on this matter in the national and international press! 

ONU's Office of Communication and Marketing has written a nice online article that put's Alexander's current work in context that can be found here.