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The Michigan Democratic Party presidential electors will receive an armed police escort on December 14, when they travel to the state capitol. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On December 11, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas does not have standing to challenge the election returns of four other states. Here is the one-page ruling. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Professor Michael P. McDonald, the nation’s leading authority on voter turnout, estimates that 66.3% of the eligible voters cast a ballot last month. That is the highest turnout since 1900. Here are his state-by-state figures for 2020, at electproject.org. … Continue reading
This year, New York city is scheduled to use ranked choice voting for primaries for city office. However, on December 8, some New York city councilmembers filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court to delay RCV. They say the city … Continue reading
California’s Secretary of State has determined the number of write-in votes for the declared presidential write-in candidates: Brian Carroll (American Solidarity) 2,598 Jesse Ventura (independent) 610 Mark Charles (independent) 557 Brock Pierce (independent) 185 Joseph Kishore (Socialist Equality) 121 Thanks … Continue reading