The National Archives’ web page has this compendium of state laws on punishment for presidential electors who cast a vote in the Electoral College in December for someone other than the candidates they were pledged to. The list of states … Continue reading
The issue of the identity of the Virgin Islands’ delegates to the Republican national convention continues. The caucus winners had been challenged on two independent grounds. First, on whether they had lived in the Virgin Islands long enough to be … Continue reading
RHode Island political activists and politicians weigh on on Bob Healey, who died March 20. Healey was founder of the Cool Moose Party, the most successful third party in Rhode Island in the last 90 years. He also got a … Continue reading
On March 22, attorneys for Montana state government filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Ravalli County Republican Central Committee v McCulloch, 15A911. The issue is whether the Republican Party of Montana has a freedom of association right … Continue reading
On March 18, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed SB 25, which repeals the straight-ticket device. The only states that still have them are Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. … Continue reading
