This is not a column about a case that’s pending at the Supreme Court — yet. It’s about the nightmare scenarios surrounding the presidential election and its aftermath that could conceivably propel a case there.Source: Could It Be Bush v. Gore All Over Again?...
Amid vast uncertainty about the Republican Party’s future, several of its rising stars spoke at the convention this week with a dual purpose: falling in line behind President Trump while finding a lane for themselves.Source: At Republican convention, rising stars show unity around Trump but division over party’s future...
Update for August 26. Polling Quick Hits: Virginia (Biden 53, Trump 39) It is still tough to imagine that Virginia has pushed as far into the Democratic coalition of states over the last (at least) three cycles.Source: The Electoral College Map (8/26/20)...
Rapper turned presidential candidate Kanye West is moving ahead with his long-shot bid for the White House, one that’s becoming even more challenging as he struggles to get his name on the ballot for November.Source: Here are the states where Kanye West is on the ballot...
Richard Winger is an American election law expert and analyst who advocates for better ballot laws for minor parties and independents in the US. He is the editor of Ballot Access News, a platform for tracking all the developments across the country regarding ballot access cases.Source: ‘Over 50% voters probably don’t know there’s someone else running for President other than...
It’s time for a new electoral system that doesn’t reward cynical, exploitative tactics. Kanye West has millions of fans around the world. But before this month, no one knew just how beloved he was by Wisconsin Republicans.Source: Why Kanye West Makes the Case for Ranked Choice Voting...
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.Source: For Election Administrators, Death Threats Have Become Part of the Job...
With New York predictably moving to no-excuse absentee voting for this fall, we are now down to six states that will not permit all voters to vote by mail: IN, MS, SC, TN, TX, WV.Source: Now Down to Six States That Will Require a Specific Justification for Voting Absentee...
Anticipating an avalanche of absentee ballots, the U.S. Postal Service recently sent detailed letters to 46 states and D.C.Source: Postal Service warns 46 states their voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots...
States are bracing for controversy as they work to ensure that Postal Service postmarks and other tracking will back efforts to prove mail-in votes are sent on time.Source: Postmarks become political as November looms...
