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19 Oct 2020, 1:48 pm by Derek T. Muller
Nevertheless, Colorado’s faithless elector law technically remains under litigation dispute under at least November 20—after Election Day, and before the Electoral College convenes…. [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 12:44 pm by Tom Smith
And if he goes down to defeat in both Virginia and New Hampshire, he’d be on track to lose the election—unless he could replace their electoral votes by hanging onto North Carolina. [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 4:37 pm
Barack Obama was yesterday’s winner by notable margins in both the electoral and popular votes, but those two sets of numbers (currently 349 to 163 in electoral votes and 52% to 46% in [read post]
14 Oct 2019, 10:02 am by Derek T. Muller
It’s not clear how the House might handle an election where a candidate had the presumptive edge in the Electoral College and was denied the majority simply by faithless electors—it’s possible the House would play “constitutional hardball” and exercise its independent judgment; but, more likely, I think, is a vote for the presumptive winner to nullify the effect of the faithless electors. [read post]
11 Dec 2016, 7:46 am
"Where We Draw the Line: The Supreme Court takes up the thorny issue of racial gerrymandering; Also, a revolt is underway in the Electoral College. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 9:32 am by Paul Smith and Adav Noti
For generation after generation, the Electoral College voting process has been a mere formality. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 11:10 am by Keith E. Whittington
This is how you build support for a constitutional amendment to eliminate the Electoral College. [read post]
31 Jan 2008, 5:51 am
Does the electoral college need reforming? [read post]
16 Dec 2008, 3:37 pm
I would have nailed the electoral college count exactly if it were not for the first-time splitting... [read post]
16 Sep 2007, 2:28 pm
It argues that, although imperfect, the Electoral College is superior... [read post]
20 Jul 2008, 7:09 pm
Today's Detroit Free Press has this editorial supporting apportionment of Michigan's electoral votes based on the state's popular vote, and this op-ed supporting the national popular vote plan.... [read post]
24 Sep 2008, 7:32 pm
Following up on this post, my colleague Karl Manheim sends along these thoughts: There are 3 potential problems with the Washington Times' nightmare scenario following a 269-269 tie in the electoral vote. 1. [read post]
28 Nov 2023, 11:02 am by Tom Joscelyn
Chesebro’s December 6 and December 13 memos show that the false elector scheme was part of his plan to prevent Joe Biden’s legitimately certified electoral votes from being counted on January 6–and that Chesebro sought to use the false electoral votes to delay or deny Biden’s victory. [read post]
4 Feb 2019, 3:50 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
So far, 12 states with a total of 172 electoral votes have already joined the compact. [read post]
17 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
I think the historical evidence strongly suggests that placating Southern states and the institution of slavery was a primary driver of electoral college design, but even if that were not the case, the modern arguments against the electoral college should carry the day anyway. [read post]
13 Dec 2004, 1:31 pm
[JURIST] Activist groups Monday made a last-minute request for the Ohio Supreme Court to review the state's presidential election results as members of the Electoral College were scheduled to cast their votes in meetings in Ohio and across the country. [read post]
24 Apr 2024, 4:48 pm by Ned Foley
Here’s the abstract: This Comment presents the first extensive academic analysis to argue that the writ of mandamus enables the federal courts to compel the Vice President… Continue reading The post “Electoral College Subversion, the Vice President & the Federal Writ of Mandamus” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]