OLLI of Greater Birmingham presents Road to the White House: Primaries, Conventions, and Electoral College with instructor John McNulty, Assistant Professor of Government, UAB. What really happended in Iowa and how that caucus differs from most other states’ primaries; how the two parties assign delegates to the conventions; how the delegates actually vote and the trading that goes on at conventions; how the numbers add up in the Electoral College to elect a new president; and the arguments for and against a one-person one-vote process of electing our US President.
First attendance free. If you decide to join OLLI there is a small annual membership fee and minimum semester course fee. One semester fee covers over 40 classes/events a semester.
Phone: 205-348-3000
2016/06/03 - 2016/06/24
Vestavia Hills Civic Center & Wald Park
1975 Merryvale Road, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216