Two Michigan Voters File Federal Lawsuit to Remove Democratic Candidate from Primary Ballot Because She Has Unpaid Campaign Finance Fines

On July 6, two voters in Detroit filed a federal lawsuit to disqualify Brenda Jones from the Democratic primary ballot for U.S. House, 13th district. Michigan election law, sec. 168.558(4), requires candidates to swear that they have no unpaid campaign … Continue reading

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that States May Replace or Punish Presidential Electors Who Vote for Someone Other than the Person who Carried the Popular Vote in that State

On July 6, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinions in Chiafalo v Washington and Colorado Department of State v Baca, numbers 19-608 and 19-465. The Court ruled unanimously that states can replace or punish presidential electors who vote for … Continue reading