The Oklahoma Election Board has finished tally the votes for last week’s election. See them here. Oklahoma is one of only five states that bans all write-ins, so the returns aren’t as interesting as the returns of most states. Thanks to E. Zachary Knight for this news.
Law Professor Richard Briffault has this very detailed and neutral analysis of the rights of presidential electors. Thanks to the Election Law Blog for the link.
On the evening of November 16, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders was interviewed in public about his new book. In response to a question, he suggested that if he had been the Democratic nominee, he might have won the general election. See this story.
On the morning of November 17, Sanders said that he will remain an independent, not a Democrat. See this story.
This Rasmussen Reports article by three political scientists includes maps of the best and worst states for Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. Scroll down to item 13.
On November 15, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) introduced SJR 41, which would amend the U.S. Constitution to provide for a direct popular vote for President. Here is the text. It allows Congress to write ballot access laws for presidential candidates in the general election. It allows all adult U.S. citizens to vote for President, even if they reside in a U.S. territorial possession.
Here is an editorial in the San Jose Mercury News, endorsing the bill.
