Peter Wallison, a Senior Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, here argues in The Hill that if the electoral college is abolished, the two-party system will cease to exist. This seems obviously wrong. Every state elects its Governor with a … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 14, Rhonda Brown Fleming sued the Cherokee Nation in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., over whether she should be allowed on the ballot for the June 1 election for President of the Cherokee Nation. She is a … Continue reading
On May 14, the Maine House held a vote on LD 1477, the proposed constitutional amendment to expand ranked choice voting. Currently it exists in Maine for congressional elections in both the primary and the general, and it also exists … Continue reading
Crosscut, a non-partisan on-line news service in Washington state, has this article about the two lawsuits still pending on whether states can punish or replace presidential electors who voted for someone other than the person who received the most popular … Continue reading
On May 14, the Maine Senate passed LD 816, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. It now goes to the State House. The vote was 19-16. All Democrats except two voted for the bill. All Republicans voted against it. Thanks … Continue reading