Nine Democratic presidential electors, and one Republican presidential elector, have signed a letter to the Director of National Intelligence, asking for a briefing before the electoral college meets on December 19. See this story, which has a link to the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On December 12, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania refused to order the state to hold a presidential recount. The federal case had been filed by Jill Stein, after the state courts ruled that state law does not permit her … Continue reading
The Eighth Circuit will hear Moore v Martin, 15-3558, on Wednesday, December 14, in St. Louis. The hearing is in the Federal Courthouse, 28th floor, at 9 a.m. The issue is the non-presidential independent petition deadline that was in effect … Continue reading
On December 6, the Seventh Circuit issued a favorable procedural ruling in Gill v Scholz, the case over the 5% petition requirement for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, for U.S. House. The state had tried to persuade … Continue reading
On Friday, December 9, a California presidential elector, Vinz Keller, filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the California law that tells presidential electors to vote in the electoral college for the nominee of their party. Keller v Brown, n.d., 5:16cv-7069. … Continue reading