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17 Jul 2011, 10:20 am
Judge Robert Bryan ruled that, given the diminished potential for quid pro quo arrangements typically feared in electoral campaigns, the state failed to demonstrate sufficient grounds on which to extend to recall efforts its otherwise legitimate interest in preventing corruption or the appearance thereof.... [read post]
3 Dec 2016, 8:35 am
On Thursday Trump's lawyers filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania challenging the recount, stating in the complaint that "[d]espite being no more than a blip on the electoral radar, Stein has now commandeered Pennsylvania's electoral process, with... [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 6:47 pm
Now let's assume that Romney wins 271-267 and carries the states with these faithless electors. [read post]
15 Nov 2007, 4:40 pm
USING AND ABUSING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Jennifer Hendricks has thoughts on the "Agreement Among the States," in which states pledge their electoral votes to whoever wins the national popular vote. [read post]
6 Feb 2008, 9:03 am
Eric Rauchway explains the history and development of our electoral system over at The Edge of the American West, another excellent academic (history) blog you should read:So the function of the American party system is to thwart the genteel, deliberative process envisioned in the Constitution, by turning the party conventions and the electoral college into the deciders.Let me put that more pointedly, just for the heck of it: the function of the American party system is to thwart… [read post]
27 Nov 2006, 12:42 pm
I put aside the difficult problem of "summing" states of minds of those responsible for some constitutional provision, and also the reach of explicit constitutional language. [read post]
9 May 2020, 6:30 am
Baca, the Court will decide whether to invalidate state laws binding presidential electors. [read post]
19 Feb 2013, 4:00 am
Here's a map that attempts to solve the problems posed by the electoral college. [read post]
10 Nov 2016, 7:31 am
Additionally, delegations from at least two-thirds of all the states must be present for voting to take place. [read post]
30 Nov 2016, 2:01 pm
Piling on Lisa's post about the next steps in the presidential election (recounts in three states and the Electoral College vote on December 19): 1) Lisa correctly argues that 37 faithless electors are highly unlikely, because electors are party regulars. [read post]
12 Oct 2016, 9:30 am
An upcoming State Bar of Arizona program explores the continued barriers to Native American electoral participation. [read post]
18 Dec 2015, 5:02 am
"The New Attack on Hispanic Voting Rights: After the Supreme Court decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act, tactics to suppress minority voting are flourishing -- especially in states where Hispanic voters are reshaping the electorate. [read post]
7 Dec 2020, 7:02 pm
“Experts doubt Supreme Court intervention before ‘safe harbor’ deadline; Trump allies look to Supreme Court as states finalize Electoral College picks”: Devin Dwyer, Alisa Wiersema, and Matthew Mosk of ABC News have this report. [read post]
13 Nov 2020, 5:10 pm
“Could State Legislatures Pick Electors to Vote for Trump? [read post]
4 Nov 2020, 4:28 pm
“Now that Prop 113 has passed, Colorado will have to wait for other states to join the national popular vote movement; Multistate pact pledges electors to presidential candidate who wins the most votes nationwide”: John Aguilar of The Denver Post has this report. [read post]
7 Dec 2020, 6:03 pm
“What ‘safe harbor day’ is and why it’s bad news for Trump; Congress must count the electoral votes from states that meet the Tuesday deadline”: Pete Williams of NBC News has this report. [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 2:59 am
Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Others Supreme Court "The presence of two unelected, non-voting members in the legislature of the Channel Island of Sark which had 28 voting members democratically elected by an electorate of under 500 was not incompatible with article 3 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, [...] [read post]
27 Feb 2008, 11:04 am
In 2004, the Democratic ticket carried 20 states with 252 electoral votes. [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 6:22 am
”DC isn’t a state, but the Twenty-Third Amendment gave DC presidential electors. [read post]
6 Apr 2022, 6:30 am
” All in all, 86 state and federal judges rejected the Trump camp’s electoral claims (p. 157). [read post]
