On November 5, minor party and independent candidates for U.S. Senate received 3.3% of the total vote cast for U.S. Senate. This does not include write-in votes. Also this only includes the 33 regularly-scheduled Senate elections, not special elections. Ten … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On December 10, a New Jersey state appeals court heard arguments in In Re Malinowski, A-3542-21T2. Here is a news story about the hearing. The three judges seemed very engaged in the case, and although the story says they didn’t … Continue reading
On December 17, presidential electors are meeting in state capitols to choose the president. Although not all state meetings have been held, so far there are no “disobedient” presidential electors.
On December 16, U.S. House member Victoria Spartz, who has been elected as an Indiana Republican three times, said she is leaving the House Republican Conference and that she will not participate in the Republican Caucus. However, she will remain … Continue reading
James Moyer wrote a book several years ago, explaining to readers that in the past, voters could vote for individual candidates for presidential elector. The book is “Winner-Takes-All: The Secret History of the Electoral College.” By 1984, voters in all … Continue reading