As Donald Trump swept his campaign across the country in a final sprint, he claimed that long lines in Clark County, Nevada, were evidence of electoral wrongdoing. "Folks, it's a rigged system. It's a rigged system. And we're going to beat it," he said.Source: Donald Trump Says Early Voting Lines Are Evidence of 'Rigged' System...
As a Clinton supporter in deeply blue state, the Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur knew his vote wouldn’t do much to affect the outcome.Source: Third-party voters are “trading votes” with Clinton voters to defeat Trump...
Americans elected the greatest president, Lincoln, four years after the worst, Buchanan, so there’s some hope that 2020 will redeem 2016, whoever wins on Tuesday.Source: History Repeats as Farce, Then as 2016...
This Election Day will be different—regardless of how it ends. This time, for the first time, you won’t have to wait until the polls close to find out what happened while they were open.Source: Welcome to an Unprecedented Election Day Experiment...
Reversing a one-day-old appeals court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court says Arizona can enforce its law banning the collection of early-voting ballots by political campaigners. The ruling means that in Arizona, the practice that critics call "ballot harvesting" will be a felony in Tuesday's election.Source: U.S. Supreme Court Allows Arizona To Enforce Ban On Ballot-Collecting...
Edward B. Foley, a law professor at Ohio State University, is author of “Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States.Source: The election might not end on Tuesday night — and that’s okay...
Legalization of recreational marijuana in California will become reality if voters approve Proposition 64 on November 8. The proposed law makes the possession, cultivation, use, and sale of cannabis legal for adults 21 and older. Recreational marijuana is widely supported by Californians.Source: Marijuana Legalization: California Likely To Approve Proposition 64 Making Recreational Cannabis Legal...
American elections have always been at least a little dirty. What would a political campaign be without unseemly actors stirring trouble, duping voters and raising the specter of violence? Political mischief is as old as politics itself, and the United States has countless examples.Source: Dirty Tricks, Vandalism and the Dark Side of Politics...
This election is a mess, and Trump’s comments on election rigging have only added to it.Source: How Much Will Voters Trust Election Results On Election Day?...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Saturday morning indicated that it doesn’t want lower courts messing with election laws before Tuesday’s election.Source: The Supreme Court Basically Told Judges To Stop Messing With Voting Laws Before The Election...
