Category Archives: electoral college

“Congress’s Power Over the Electoral Count”

October 10, 2024, 1:09 pmelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

This looks to be an important draft from Larry Schwartztol. Here is the abstract: Does Congress have authority to pass legislation regulating the counting of electoral votes? This is a consequential question for the legal framework governing presidential elections. In… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of Our Hammer/SDP Forum: “The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections” (Fishkin, Hollis-Brusky, Muller)

October 10, 2024, 11:02 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

We had a great discussion the other night at the Hammer Museum, consponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project, featuring Joey Fishkin, Amanda Hollis-Brusky, and Derek Muller (I moderated.) Watch here.

“Colorado Supreme Court committee advances election-related change”

October 2, 2024, 7:08 amelectoral collegeDerek Muller

In the immediate aftermath of passage of the Electoral Count Reform Act, I noted that state legislatures should look to update their laws surrounding the timing of elections and litigation disputes. And last year, I highlighted some states that have … Continue reading

October 8 Live Event at UCLA Hammer Museum: “The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections”

October 1, 2024, 7:54 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Very much looking forward to moderating this event: Hammer Forum Part of the series Hammer Forum: 2024 Presidential Election Tuesday Oct 8, 2024 7:30 PM Hammer Forums are made possible by the Rosenbloom Family. Co-presented with the Safeguarding Democracy Project… Continue reading

“Republicans’ Electoral College Edge, Once Seen as Ironclad, Looks to Be Fading”

September 25, 2024, 4:58 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Nate Cohn: Ever since Donald J. Trump’s stunning victory in 2016 — when he lost the popular vote by almost three million votes but still triumphed with over 300 electoral votes — many who follow politics have believed Republicans hold… Continue reading

“How One Man’s Vote in Nebraska Could Change the Presidential Election”

September 20, 2024, 9:00 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

NY Times: In Eastern Nebraska, far from the presidential battleground states, a drama is playing out that could, in a perfectly plausible November scenario, have history-altering repercussions for the nation’s future and the next president — and it may all… Continue reading

“The late GOP push to deny Kamala Harris a Nebraska electoral vote”

September 20, 2024, 7:31 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Semafor: The Trump campaign is making a last-ditch plea to Nebraska Republicans to change how their state awards electoral votes, switching to a winner-take-all system to deny Democrats a possible vote from the 2nd Congressional District. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey… Continue reading

“And then what?” should accompany hypotheticals surrounding January 6, 2025 disaster scenarios

September 19, 2024, 6:01 pmelection administration, electoral collegeDerek Muller

Continuing in the spirit of my recent blog post, I want to visit this Politico piece Rick H. posted earlier this week. It offers four specific disaster scenarios surrounding the counting of electoral votes, with no better sourcing… Continue reading

Doomcasting continues to overstate the case for a presidential election going to the House of Representatives

September 19, 2024, 3:49 pmelection administration, electoral college, Supreme CourtDerek Muller

Justin Levitt‘s excellent piece earlier this election season, “Get Ready for the Scourge of Election Season: Electoral-Process Porn,” is well worth another read. That’s because a new round of paranoia about the 2024 election continues to spread. There are… Continue reading

General Services Administration updates guidance for 2024 presidential transition

September 16, 2024, 1:16 pmelectoral collegeDerek Muller

The Electoral Count Reform Act was only a part of the reforms a bipartisan Senate working group developed in relation to presidential elections. Another was the Presidential Transition Improvement Act to help facilitate a new administration’s ability to hit the… Continue reading

Complimentary copy of new “Every Vote Equal” book available to Election Law Blog Readers

September 16, 2024, 6:48 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Readers of the Election Law Blog can receive a complimentary FREE copy of the new edition of Every Vote Equal: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote. The book has 1,214 pages, 226 tables, 92 figures,… Continue reading

“National Popular Vote plan challenges undemocratic electoral college”

September 13, 2024, 6:47 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Joe Davidson column: Unless blocked by the courts, the National Popular Vote would take effect when states with electoral votes totaling at least 270 — the number needed for victory — agree to participate. That’s just over half of… Continue reading