[EL] I never noticed before that 14th amendment, sec. 2, specifically refers to voting for president

[Richard Winger]

I have long been aware of the neglected section 2 of the 14th amendment, which says that states that deny the vote lose US House seats in proportion to how many residents lose the right to vote.
But I had never noticed the precise wording, which refers specifically to voting for electors for president of the U.S.  "But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States...is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced..."
It seems to me this clearly requires that states require a popular vote for electors for president and vice-president.
Are there any writings by scholars about this?  

Richard Winger 415-922-9779 PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147
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