In a ruling that kicks at the foundation of how America chooses presidents, a federal appeals court on Tuesday said members of the Electoral College, who cast the actual votes for president, may choose whomever they please regardless of a state’s popular vote.Source: Electoral College Members Can Defy Voters’ Wishes, Court Rules...
WASHINGTON A conservative group is increasing pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to put election security legislation up for a vote in the Senate by airing ads that target the Kentucky Republican and four other Republican senators in their home states.Source: Republicans use McConnell allies to try and force his hand on election security...
Voters who want paper ballots filled out by hand asked a federal judge late Friday to prevent Georgia from using the $107 million voting system the state just bought.Source: Judge asked to stop Georgia’s new touchscreen-and-paper voting system...
Joaquin Castro’s irresponsible doxing remind us: Politicians should not have access to the names, addresses, and employers of their political opponents. In deciding to tweet out the names and occupations of max-level donors to the Trump campaign, Representative Joaquin Castro (D.Source: We Need Donor-Privacy Legislation Now...
(CN) – The First Amendment doesn’t prevent Montana from requiring a gun-rights group to register as a political action committee before mailing fliers to voters that detail candidates’ positions on the Second Amendment, the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday. National Association for Gun Rights Inc.Source: Gun Rights Group’s Challenge of Montana Electioneering Mandate Rejected...
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro tweeted out the names and employers of 44 Trump donors living in San Antonio on Tuesday. “Sad to see so many San Antonians as 2019 maximum donors to Donald Trump,” he added.Source: Shaming of Trump donors shows danger of liberal campaign finance rules...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Republican governor on Friday asked the state's high court to rule on whether convicted felons must pay all fines and fees before getting their voting rights restored in a move that competes with ongoing litigation in federal court on that same question. Gov.Source: Florida governor asks high court to rule on felon voting...
Law professor Vikram Amar writes here on Verdict that the California law requiring presidential candidates to reveal the last five years of their federal income tax returns does not violate the U.S. Constitution.Source: Law Professor Vikram Amar Says California Tax Returns-Ballot Bill Does Not Violate U.S. Constitution...
California’s ambitious effort to automate voter registration at Department of Motor Vehicle offices produced almost 84,000 duplicate records and more than twice that number with political party mistakes, according to an audit released Friday by state officials.Source: Nearly 84,000 duplicate voter records found in audit of California’s ‘Motor Voter’ system...
