Thanks to readers of this blog, contributions to the Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE) have recently been generous, so that the cert petition in Buscemi v Bell can go forward. This is the case in which the Fourth … Continue reading
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Thomson Reuters has this article raising the possibility that some presidential electors in 2020 might vote for someone in the electoral college who is not the individual who won the popular vote in that elector’s state. There are many articles … Continue reading
The Anchorage Daily News has this lengthy story about the Alaskan Independence Party, which is much more active in elections this year than it has been in the recent past. Thanks to Scott Kohlhaas for the link. … Continue reading
On October 19, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stop the Pennsylvania Supreme Court order that allowed postal ballots to be received as late as three days after election day. The vote was 4-4. On a tie vote, the lower … Continue reading
On the evening of October 19, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that microphones will be muted for one or the other candidates at times, for the October 22 Trump-Biden debate. See this story. … Continue reading