Law Stack Exchange
Law Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [elections]

128 questions
27
votes
3 answers

Could a US state allow non-citizens to vote in presidential elections?

On July 30th [2020], President Trump suggested in a tweet that the US presidential election should be delayed due to COVID impeding in-person voting. Every news article I've read since (Vox, Slate, Washington Post) claims that the President does not…
Harry Braviner
  • 373
  • 3
  • 6
26
votes
1 answer

Is it criminal for POTUS to engage GA Secretary State over Election results?

Given recent headlines regarding the Trump-Raffensperger phone call regarding GA election results, experts like Preet Bharara indicate criminal conduct. If this is true, What exactly would a prosecutor charge? State? Federal? Would Trump be…
gatorback
  • 7,519
  • 3
  • 43
  • 84
26
votes
4 answers

Is wearing ACLU's "Let People Vote Pin" to the polling place considered electioneering?

For context, the region I'm in is Sangamon County, Illinois. I ordered an ACLU pin from their shop. I expect it to arrive before November 3rd and I am excited to wear it at the polling place. I am, however, not certain if this is permitted under the…
Parker Gibson
  • 382
  • 3
  • 8
24
votes
1 answer

Can a political party falsely inform its opponent's voters that their voter registrations have been cancelled?

Location: Michigan, United States Let's say we have two major political parties - let's call them YellowParty and PurpleParty. YellowParty obtains a list of reliable PurpleParty voters and sets out to falsely inform these voters that their voter…
notmySOaccount
  • 531
  • 4
  • 12
20
votes
2 answers

Does the First Amendment protect deliberately publicizing the incorrect date for an election?

I know that most forms of lying are protected by the First Amendment, but there are some narrow exceptions. Does the First Amendment protect deliberately publicizing the incorrect date of an election, the eligibility requirements to vote, or other…
Very Tiny Brain
  • 1,167
  • 7
  • 15
18
votes
2 answers

Does Texas have standing to litigate against other States' election results?

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/states-blast-texas-bid-overturn-election-seditious-abuse/story?id=74656637 What standing is required (if any) for an entity (person, corporation, state, etc.) to litigate against the election results (be national or…
gatorback
  • 7,519
  • 3
  • 43
  • 84
16
votes
8 answers

Does Power of Attorney extend to voting in an election?

Let's say that a citizen of the United States is in declining mental health and is not of sound mind or body to care for their own affairs, so the family sought Power of Attorney and received it. Let's also say that before an election and before…
maple_shaft
  • 475
  • 1
  • 3
  • 10
16
votes
4 answers

On what ground did Wisconsin courts dismiss the legal challenge to Elon Musk's million-dollar giveaways?

Elon Musk is reported to have given million-dollar checks to two Wisconsin voters, in a giveaway which (at least, as initially offered) required people to vote in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court election in order to be eligible to win. According…
kaya3
  • 1,543
  • 7
  • 26
14
votes
3 answers

Is it possible for a voter to be rendered ineligible in both their prior and new states while in the process of moving?

If a person moves in close proximity to the day of the election, is it possible they are rendered legally ineligible to vote in both their new and prior states of residency?
mpr
  • 315
  • 1
  • 7
12
votes
6 answers

Can felons vote?

I am not familiar with USA laws, but I saw that Maine and Vermont are the only states where felons never lose their right to vote. Is this true? Does that include all elections (I.e., local, state, federal)? Are felons in other states not allowed to…
Quinoba
  • 133
  • 1
  • 4
12
votes
2 answers

Ramifications of Texas' election lawsuit

It's a generally accepted principle that each state is responsible for running its own elections. This leads to a lot of variation between different states - some states let felons vote, some don't; some states allow same day registration, some…
Bobson
  • 857
  • 5
  • 12
12
votes
1 answer

How can the US House of Representatives transition to be elected by proportional representation? Would editing "PL 2 USC 2c" work?

Here is context for my question: I am a student studying political science. I am researching policy that could be used to dismantle the stranglehold that the Democratic and Republican parties have on American elections. In some ways it seems that…
Julian Cooper
  • 123
  • 6
11
votes
3 answers

What can happen if the US President has violated campaign finance laws?

There has been recent news about President Donald Trump possibly breaking campaign finance laws due to a repayment made to one of his lawyers. NPR: Trump Admits To Authorizing Stormy Daniels Payoff, Denies Sexual Encounter The Washington Post:…
Programmer
  • 389
  • 1
  • 3
  • 13
10
votes
1 answer

What is the "preamble" to a ballot measure called?

Oregon ballot measures have this basic format (this particular one is an initiative for a constitutional amendment, but referendums [referenda?] are similar, as are measures for regular legislation): Whereas, ABC is good and XYZ is bad,…
Someone
  • 17,523
  • 13
  • 96
  • 197
10
votes
2 answers

What measures can the EU take if there are irregularities in EU parliament elections in a member state?

There are reports of EU citizens denied their voting rights in the UK during the 2019 European Parliament election in the UK. I assume there are ways to report them in the UK. But what can the EU do in such a case? Can it e.g. force a member state…
Martin Schröder
  • 249
  • 3
  • 16
1
2 3
…
8 9