Matthew Seligman at Just Security: his report analyzes the legal propriety of multiple slates of elector-nominees casting ballots purporting to be their state’s votes in the Electoral College. Kenneth Chesebro is one of 19 co-defendants in Georgia’s state criminal indictment… Continue reading

AP: There should be no effort to impeach a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice based on what is known now, a former justice advised the Republican legislative leader who asked him to review the issue. Some Republicans had raised the… Continue reading

Kevin Kosar oped in The Hill: One thing I worry about is a contingent presidential election. That situation arises when no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes (270 of 538). Should this situation arise, Congress gets to pick the… Continue reading

So reports Scott Bauer of AP. This may be a smart political move for Wisconsin GOP legislative leader Robin Vos, who would not want to incur the wrath of voters for impeaching a state Supreme Court justice just overwhelmingly voted… Continue reading

Details here. Great panelists, many of whom will also be at the online event on this topic October 20 for the Safeguarding Democracy Project.

AP: A woman approaches a drop box in the dark with what appears to be handfuls of ballots. At a different drop box, someone else is seen making multiple trips to insert ballots. At yet another, the same car stops… Continue reading

In light of the removal of McCarthy as Speaker, last week I invoked my previous advocacy of a majority winner requirement for congressional elections. This week I want to highlight my more recent advocacy of the need to avoid plurality… Continue reading

Announcement via email from “Reform for Illinois”: Civil Disagreements: Does the 14th Amendment Bar Trump from Office? Join us for the latest installment of our “Civil Disagreements” series! We’re hosting a virtual panel discussion exploring whether the 14th Amendment to… Continue reading

Kurt Lash (who will be speaking at the October 20th virtual conference on Trump’s potential disqualification sponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project) has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualified anyone… Continue reading

A couple of astute readers of my earlier blog post today asked me whether Georgia’s version of a runoff system would satisfy my proposed majority-winner requirement for congressional elections. The simple answer is no, for a reason that is explained… Continue reading

Steven Sholk’s latest iteration of his useful guide.

As I’ve watched this week’s removal of McCarthy from the Speakership and the ensuing sense that the House may be ungovernable because of the fragmentation within its Republican conference, I return to the idea that I first advocated shortly after … Continue reading

Politico Q & A with Theda Skocpol.

Via the indispensable Laura Brill/Civics Center. That’s 100,000 potential voters. You can’t vote if you are not registered. So….