Current Workings of the Electoral College - Dave Leips Atlas of U. S . . . After their caucuses and primaries, the major parties nominate their candidates for president and vice president in their national conventions - traditionally held in the summer preceding the election (Third parties and independent candidates follow different procedures according to the individual State laws)
Report of the Commission on Federal Election Reform The Commission on Federal Election Reform, a twenty-one member commission co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker III, has released its report, Building Confidence in U S Elections The commission was organized by American University’s Center for Democracy and Election Management and hearings began on April 18, 2005 with the…