Last week Al Gore said he favors eliminating the electoral college. According to this article in The Hill, on December 5 he endorsed the national popular vote plan. … Continue reading
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Christopher Suprun, a Texas Republican presidential elector, writes in this op-ed that he will not vote for Donald Trump on December 19. The op-ed is on-line at the New York Times, and perhaps will be in the paper edition on … Continue reading
On December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two racial gerrymandering cases, one from North Carolina and one from Virginia. The North Carolina transcript is here. That case is McCrory v Harris. Here is the transcript of … Continue reading
On December 5, Jim Byrne told the press that he has left the Republican Party and joined the Libertarian Party. He is an elected County Board member for Kankakee County, Illinois. The county has partisan elections for County Board. The … Continue reading
The only unsettled race for Governor is now settled. On December 5, North Carolina Republican Governor Roy McCrory conceded that his Democratic opponent, Roy Cooper, won. Thanks to Election Law Blog for this news. … Continue reading