On November 16, the Wyoming Secretary of State finished the official canvass of the November 8, 2016 election. See it here. Wyoming in recent years has been the first state to finish, and it appears that is true again this … Continue reading
Donald Trump will be the first president-elect who didn’t carry his home state since 1844, when Tennessee voted against James Polk. Thanks to Nancy Brune for this observation. However, since 1844, two presidents running for re-election failed to carry their … Continue reading
Georgia, like most states, only includes write-in votes for candidates to file a declaration of write-in candidacy into the official election returns. However, election officials in Floyd County, Georgia, have tallied all the presidential write-ins. See this story. It is … Continue reading
The Weeok has this column by journalist Paul Waldman, calling on the United States to eliminate the electoral college. Also, The Cap Times, a daily on-line newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, has editorialized to eliminate the electoral college. As of early … Continue reading
In some states, legislators are already introducing bills for the 2017 session, even though no state legislature has yet convened. Montana Representative Ellie Hill (D-Missoula) has introduce a bill to have Montana join the National Popular Vote Compact. See this … Continue reading
