American Bar Association Special Committee on Election Reform, Symposium on the Vice-Presidency, Panel Discussion, Supplementary Appendix B: An Overview of the Vice-Presidency

This Report describes the origins of the vice presidency, the history of the office and its occupants, the process and criteria for selecting vice presidents, and recommendations for reform related to the office. The Report was prepared at the request of the American Bar Association’s Special Committee on Election Reform in connection with the committee’s symposium on the vice presidency, which was held on December 3, 1976 at Fordham University School of Law.