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       Why do we have the Electoral College? There was a concern that even qualified citizens (generally white, male landowners) wouldn’t have the information necessary to make a truly informed decision. Our Founding Fathers decided to give the States the authority to appoint educated, well-read electors to vote on behalf of their citizens. However, it became clear that that electing a President and Vice President from different political parties didn’t work as well in practice as it did in theory. In 1804, the 12th Amendment was ratified, which meant that the second-place Presidential finisher didn’t end up as the Vice President. What do you think? Is the Electoral College a good idea? Image: 1824 Electoral Vote Tally from the Federal Register. You can read more about the process here: http://blogs.archives.gov/prologue/?p=10655
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       Congratulations to the Federal Register, which just won a "Bright Idea Award" from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government for the Federal Register web site, which uses open source software to make federal regulatory information available to the public in an online newspaper format. It's also much easier for citizens to search for topics and comment on proposed actions. The Federal Register is part of the National Archives, and is published daily and covers Presidential Documents, including Executive orders and proclamations; Rules and Regulations; Proposed Rules; and Notices, including scheduled hearings and meetings open to the public, grant applications, administrative orders, and other announcements of government actions. The Federal Register also administers the Electoral College for Presidential elections and the Constitutional amendment process.
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    • Mike Workman
       May 19, 1992: The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the US Congress from giving itself midterm pay raises, went into effect. The Twenty-seventh Amendment (Amendment XXVII) prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. It is the most recent amendment to The United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, despite its initial submission 203 years prior. The proposed amendment was ratified by Wyoming in 1978 as a protest to a Congressional pay raise, but the proposed amendment was largely forgotten before University of Texas at Austin undergraduate student Gregory Watson wrote a paper on the subject in 1982. He started a new push for ratification with a letter-writing campaign to state legislatures. Text: "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened." On May 19, 1992, it was printed in the Federal Register, together with the certificate of ratification.
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    Watch the OFR's video explaining the Electoral College process and the role of the National Archives
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC6FYpxTYR4&list=PLEC0942EDC79CC321&index=1&feature=plpp_video
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  6. Federal Register
    September 25
    This is the Bright Idea Award we received from Harvard's JFK School on Sept 25, 2102.
    Photo: This is the Bright Idea Award we received from Harvard's JFK School on Sept 25, 2102.
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    Federal Register 2.0 is a JFK School Bright Idea award winner!

    Today the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University recognized 111 innovative government initiatives ...
    as Bright Ideas. Thirteen of the 111 projects are U.S. Federal Government efforts. We are proud to say that NARA’s Federal Register 2.0 is one of the initiatives honored as an innovative solution. http://www.ash.harvard.edu/ash/Home/News-Events/Press-Releases/Innovations/Harvard-s-Ash-Center-Announces-111-Bright-Ideas-in-Government/2012-Bright-Ideas
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    2012 Bright Ideas - Ash Center
    www.ash.harvard.edu
    The Roy and Lila Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation advances excellence in governance and strengthens democratic institutions worldwide. Through its research, education, international programs, and government innovations awards, the Center fosters creative and effective problem solv...
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