Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have called for an audit of the Nov. 3 general election before certifying any results. In a letter sent Friday to Gov.Source: State GOP lawmakers call for election audit after Trump's fraud claims...
Besides the affidavits, no actual evidence of the alleged issues was presented. The allegations range from restrictions on poll challengers to late arriving batches of absentee ballots to the encouragement of early voters to cast their ballots for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.Source: Detroit lawsuit alleges new problems at TCF counting center, citing 5 affidavits...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite little evidence of fraud.Source: Barr OKs election probes despite little evidence of fraud...
I’ve published this essay, which steps back from all the specific legal issues surrounding the election to bring to the surface an underlying question about why our legal system leaves us so much uncertainty about such vital questions.Source: “Why there’s so much legal uncertainty about resolving a disputed presidential election”...
With Amy Coney Barrett now seated on the Supreme Court, Republicans are pushing for reconsideration of a Pennsylvania case on mail-in voting -- the first potential test of how the new justice will handle election challenges.Source: With Barrett seated, Republicans push for Supreme Court hearing of Pennsylvania voting case...
What is the first obligation the Federal Election Commission owes to the public? It is to tell us what the law is. Ambiguity and uncertainty in the law leave the public guessing whether engaging in contemplated political activity would subject one to criminal or civil sanction.Source: Reforming The FEC: Rulemaking Obligations Must Be Fulfilled...
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced at a news conference on Wednesday night that the federal government has identified that Iran and Russia "have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections.Source: Feds say Russia and Iran have interfered with the presidential election...
close Video EXCLUSIVE: The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that the censorship of the New York Post article about Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings and former Vice President Joe Biden’s alleged knowledSource: RNC files FEC complaint against Twitter, claims company made 'illegal in-kind contribution' to Biden campaign...
OAKLAND — California officials lowered the temperature Friday in their legal standoff with the California Republican Party over its unauthorized ballot boxes, saying the party had committed to enough changes for now to satisfy their concerns.Source: California allows Republican ballot boxes with safeguards...
To get the districts they wanted, Democrats organized groups that said they represented communities, but really represented the party. This spring, a group of California Democrats gathered at a modern, airy office building just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol.Source: How Democrats Fooled California’s Redistricting Commission...
