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31 May 2019, 12:02 pm by Carrie Thompson
The post Mississippi residents allege state electoral system has discriminatory impact appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
” The effect of the reforms would have been the abolishment of many independent state electoral institutes and tribunals. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 5:52 am by Michael Haggerson
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Romania [official website, in Romanian] stated on Tuesday that at least 50 percent of the electorate must turn out for the July 29 national referendum to decide whether President Traian Basescu [official website, in Romania] should be ousted form the presidency. [read post]
14 Dec 2020, 5:23 am by Derek T. Muller
It “requires state legislatures merely to set the approach for selecting Presidential electors. [read post]
16 Jul 2020, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
What this means is that states can (and should) reduce so-called “elector faithlessness” simply by more carefully vetting the electors who are appointed in the first place.Putting aside the dispute over whether a state can punish and replace electors after they vote, there has never been a dispute over whether a state can pick electors based on a (very firm and well-informed) prediction of how they are likely to vote. [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 8:05 am by Derek T. Muller
Earlier, I highlighted the erroneous assertion in some legal briefs that a state legislature has “endorsed” some rival slate of presidential electors. [read post]
16 May 2019, 1:02 pm by Patrick Eckerd
In the Electoral College system as it exists, voters cast their ballots for electors in their state instead of directly for the president. [read post]
6 Jul 2020, 7:25 am by Derek T. Muller
(Slip op. at 14-15.)Congressional deference matters some, but not the way the electors suggested: “Congress’s deference to a state decision to tolerate a faithless vote is no ground for rejecting a state decision to penalize one. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 9:32 am by Paul Smith and Adav Noti
Baca whether a state can require its presidential electors to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the state’s popular vote. [read post]
4 Dec 2016, 9:01 pm by Ronald D. Rotunda
To determine how many electoral votes a state has, just take the number of each state’s U.S. [read post]
17 Nov 2007, 3:08 am
The Electoral Laws Amendment Bill 2007 would combine presidential and legislative elections and allow candidates to demand vote recounts. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 8:08 am by Rob Natelson
The Constitution enlists the states in presidential elections by empowering each to choose its electors in such manner as its state legislature directs. [read post]
22 Jan 2024, 3:25 pm by Rick Hasen
ARIZONA—A GOP state lawmaker who participated in the 2020 alternate elector strategy has introduced bill that aims to give state legislature sole authority to appoint presidential electors. [read post]
EU Spokesperson Nabila Massrali stated that the cancellation was due to “technical constraints” outside of the EU’s control. [read post]
17 Jan 2020, 4:55 pm by Gerard Magliocca
As if the Supreme Court did not have enough on its plate, the Justices today agreed to decide whether states can punish presidential electors who vote contrary to state law. [read post]
The US Embassy stated that, while it was within Parliament’s power to enact these reforms and it was not in violation of the June agreement, “it is regrettable that the majority failed to honor its own stated commitment to seek common ground in the Political Council. [read post]
14 Dec 2016, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
What it does say is that states should run the show; Article II gives to “each state” the power to “select” electors. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 11:56 am
ABC News has looked into it:The Maine Secretary of State's office confirmed that Bright is one of the state's four electors and he plans to change his vote. [read post]