On December 11, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas does not have standing to challenge the election returns of four other states. Here is the one-page ruling. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
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Professor Michael P. McDonald, the nation’s leading authority on voter turnout, estimates that 66.3% of the eligible voters cast a ballot last month. That is the highest turnout since 1900. Here are his state-by-state figures for 2020, at electproject.org. … Continue reading
This year, New York city is scheduled to use ranked choice voting for primaries for city office. However, on December 8, some New York city councilmembers filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court to delay RCV. They say the city … Continue reading
California’s Secretary of State has determined the number of write-in votes for the declared presidential write-in candidates: Brian Carroll (American Solidarity) 2,598 Jesse Ventura (independent) 610 Mark Charles (independent) 557 Brock Pierce (independent) 185 Joseph Kishore (Socialist Equality) 121 Thanks … Continue reading
On December 10, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in Carney v Adams, 19-309. This is the case over Delaware’s law that does not permit anyone to be appointed to the most important types of courts, unless the individual … Continue reading