Archived Video of Electoral College Debate Now Available
With Kate Shaw, Jamelle Bouie, Brad Smith and Tara Ross.
Category Archives: electoral college
“Six Scenarios for Confusion in Counting the 2020 Ballots: Not Just Scary Campfire Stories Any More”
Lou Jacobson for the Cook Political Report:
Every four years, political obsessives like to scare themselves like kids around a campfire, sharing stories about weird presidential election outcomes — such as a divergence between the popular and the electoral vote… Continue reading
“2020 Election Sidebar: No Voters Need Apply?”
Jerry Goldfeder column.
Franita & Foley Podcast Talks to Derek Muller About the Faithless Electors Lawsuit
“What are Presidential Electors? Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland could help decide the Faithless Electors Cases”
Josh Blackman and Seth Barrett Tillman blog.
Electoral college debate ft. Jamelle Bouie & Kate Shaw vs. Bradley Smith & Tara Ross
Tonight at 6:00pm ET, Intelligence Squared U.S. holds its first two-on-two virtual debate, arguing over the motion “The Electoral College Has Outlived Its Usefulness“.New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and Cardozo law professor Kate Shaw argue in favor of the motion.Former FEC Chairman Bradley A.… Continue reading
“Electoral College, the Senate and the Founders”
Lyle Denniston:
No matter how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the current constitutional controversy over voting by electors in the Electoral College, members of that body will meet in their own states next December to cast crucial votes… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Curb ‘Faithless Electors’”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
The Supreme Court seemed ready on Wednesday to allow states to require members of the Electoral College to cast their votes for the presidential candidates they had pledged to support.In two arguments concerning “faithless electors”… Continue reading
I Was on PBS News Hour Talking About Supreme Court Faithless Elector Case
You can watch here.
Supreme Court Justices Seem Wary of “Chaos” If Ruling for Lessig Side in Faithless Electors Cases
Justices from the left and right are worried about what it would mean to hold states can’t police electors who want to violate the requirement that they vote in line with the popular vote for president in the state. Justice… Continue reading
“Going rogue; America’s Supreme Court considers the rights of ‘faithless’ presidential electors”
Steve Mazie for The Economist.
“The Real Vote Suppression Threat; The Supreme Court weighs whether Electoral College electors can vote their preference for president rather than the choice of their state.”
Linda Greenhouse NYT column.
Lessig on the Faithless Electors Case: “What Rick Hasen is Missing”
Larry at Medium:
It is so rare to be able to write such a headline. But when it is true, given the rightful importance that the Dean of Election Law’s opinion has to so many, it is an important headline… Continue reading
MONDAY: Important Virtual Conference at Ohio State: “What If the 2020 Presidential Election is Disputed?: An Expert Roundtable Discussion May 4, 2020 | 11:00 am – 4:30 pm”
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This is a very important conversation Monday:
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Pull up a (virtual) seat as a panel of nationally recognized legal scholars, political scientists, and experts in election administration, Electoral College procedures, and presidential succession grapples with the… Continue reading