On November 18, Texas election officials discovered an error on one of the vote tallies for State Senate in last week’s election. The error awarded thousands of Democratic straight-ticket votes to the Libertarian in the race. See this story. … Continue reading
On November 18, U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady heard arguments in De La Fuente v Alcorn, e.d., 1:16cv-1201. The state tried to persuade the judge to dismiss the case, but the judge declined. He also instructed De La Fuente … Continue reading
This Detroit News story says Republican presidential electors in Michigan are getting lots of communications. Some of it is friendly and tries to persuade them to vote for someone other than Donald Trump. Others are hostile and even threatening. Thanks … Continue reading
On November 15, China held elections for local legislative bodies. The Chinese Constitution says anyone who has not been convicted of a crime, and who is an adult citizen, may run. But in practice, only candidates approved by the Communist … Continue reading
The California Secretary of State’s election returns book, “Statement of Votes”, only includes write-in votes for declared write-in presidential candidates, and does not ever mention the number of write-ins cast for other write-in candidates. However, this newspaper story reveals that … Continue reading
