Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) underscored the need to reform a 1887 election law which details how the Electoral College vote is formally counted by Congress, saying that the “peaceful transfer of power shouldn’t require heroes” in an op-ed published in The New York Times on Friday.https://ift.tt/54gjAJo Source: Collins underscores need to reform Electoral Count Act: 'Peaceful transfer of power shouldn't...

California’s independent redistricting commission was slammed on social media and pummeled in public meetings. But its new maps don’t face any lawsuits, unlike in many other states. As the clock struck midnight on Feb. 10, 14 people scattered around California collectively exhaled in relief.https://ift.tt/uVIOKzs Source: No legal battles for California’s new election maps. But what lessons can be learned?...

On January 4, the Republican National Committee gave preliminary approval to a rules change, requiring the Republican presidential nominee not to participate in the general election debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.https://ift.tt/eqvU6HI Source: Republican National Committee Gives Preliminary Approval to Cutting Ties with Commission on Presidential Debates...