Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos is the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Before joining the Harvard Law School faculty, Stephanopoulos was a Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He was previously an Associate-in-Law at Columbia Law School and an Associate in the Washington, DC office of Jenner & Block LLP. A graduate of Yale Law School, Stephanopoulos also holds an M.Phil. in European Studies from Cambridge University and an A.B. in Government from Harvard College. His work is particularly focused on the intersection of democratic theory, empirical political science, and the American electoral system. His academic articles have appeared in, among others, the Harvard Law Review, Stanford Law Review, and Yale Law Journal. He has also written for popular publications including the New York Times and Washington Post.

This is a welcome reconsideration of how to understand and approach the electoral system.

• Introduction1. The Rights-Structure Debate2. The Concept of Alignment3. Misaligned America4. The Law of Alignment5. Voting6. Political Parties7. Redistricting8. The Voting Rights Act9. Campaign Finance10. Non-Electoral Domains11. The Anti-Alignment Court12. Aligning AlternativesConclusion

Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos is the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Before joining the Harvard Law School faculty, Stephanopoulos was a Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He was previously an Associate-in-Law at Columbia Law School and an Associate in the Washington, DC office of Jenner & Block LLP. A graduate of Yale Law School, Stephanopoulos also holds an M.Phil. in European Studies from Cambridge University and an A.B. in Government from Harvard College. His work is particularly focused on the intersection of democratic theory, empirical political science, and the American electoral system. His academic articles have appeared in, among others, the Harvard Law Review, Stanford Law Review, and Yale Law Journal. He has also written for popular publications including the New York Times and Washington Post.

This is a welcome reconsideration of how to understand and approach the electoral system.

• Introduction1. The Rights-Structure Debate2. The Concept of Alignment3. Misaligned America4. The Law of Alignment5. Voting6. Political Parties7. Redistricting8. The Voting Rights Act9. Campaign Finance10. Non-Electoral Domains11. The Anti-Alignment Court12. Aligning AlternativesConclusion

Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos is the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Before joining the Harvard Law School faculty, Stephanopoulos was a Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He was previously an Associate-in-Law at Columbia Law School and an Associate in the Washington, DC office of Jenner & Block LLP. A graduate of Yale Law School, Stephanopoulos also holds an M.Phil. in European Studies from Cambridge University and an A.B. in Government from Harvard College. His work is particularly focused on the intersection of democratic theory, empirical political science, and the American electoral system. His academic articles have appeared in, among others, the Harvard Law Review, Stanford Law Review, and Yale Law Journal. He has also written for popular publications including the New York Times and Washington Post.

This is a welcome reconsideration of how to understand and approach the electoral system.

• Introduction1. The Rights-Structure Debate2. The Concept of Alignment3. Misaligned America4. The Law of Alignment5. Voting6. Political Parties7. Redistricting8. The Voting Rights Act9. Campaign Finance10. Non-Electoral Domains11. The Anti-Alignment Court12. Aligning AlternativesConclusion