Electoral College

Latest Stories

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Travonna Thompson-Wiley, with the Black Action Coalition, speaks at the &quot;Count Every Vote - Protect Every Person,&quot; rally and march in Occidental Park in Seattle. The coalition demanded that every vote is counted and orderly transition of power, as well as the elimination the Electoral College. The acrimonious 2020 presidential election is spotlighting an effort to get rid of the current Electoral College system and instead elect America's leader by a national popular vote. Advocates hope it'll be in place by the next presidential election. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP, File)

Critics of Electoral College push for popular vote compact

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Maricopa County elections officials count ballots in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Ward takes bid to undo Biden win in Arizona to Supreme Court

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

Electors set to gather on Monday to vote as part of the Electoral College, effectively appointing the next president. (Associated Press photographs)

Electors across country prepare to cast ballots in Electoral College

By James Varney - The Washington Times

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, remains on stage as then-Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, walks away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. President Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin returns to the courtroom on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 with hearings in federal and state lawsuits seeking to invalidate hundreds of thousands of ballots and give the GOP-controlled Legislature the power to name Trump the winner. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)

Federal judge casts doubt on Trump’s Wisconsin lawsuit

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Lawyers in Trump legal bid visit Vegas-area election center

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after participating in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump: ‘Hard thing to concede’ amid alleged election fraud

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 21, 2016, file photo, Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Presidential election far from over: Trump still has multiple paths to victory

By Mark W. Smith

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump: ‘I concede NOTHING!’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A group of Japanese nationals gather on the streets of Scranton, Pa., to show their support for President Donald Trump on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)

AP Explains: Election’s validity intact despite Trump claims

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

A group of Japanese nationals gather on the streets of Scranton, Pa., to show their support for President Donald Trump on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)

AP Explains: Election’s validity intact despite Trump claims

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

“Perhaps more importantly, in addition to preserving minority rights, the Electoral College enhances stability in a democratic system of government,” said Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania Republican. (Associated Press)

Electoral College protects minorities from passions of majority

By Guy Reschenthaler

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden waves as he arrives at the Queen theatre for meetings, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

2020 Latest: Biden says ‘no one’ will take US democracy away

Associated Press

Illustration on the sanctity of U.S. elections by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Ending the crisis of confidence in U.S. presidential elections

By Rick Santorum

Don Lemon arrives at THR's Empowerment in Entertainment Gala at Milk Studios on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Don Lemon backtracks: ‘Blow up’ remarks taken out of context; Electoral College should be looked at

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Voters fill out their ballots at the Hamilton County Board of Elections as early voting begins statewide, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

‘Safeguard: An Electoral College Story’ documentary offers defense from popular-vote movement

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Why do we still have the electoral college? by Alexander Keyssar (book cover)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?’

By Daniel B. Moskowitz

A police officer walks outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Supreme Court rules states can penalize ‘faithless electors’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A police officer walks outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Justices rule states can bind presidential electors’ votes

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a news conference for the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in this file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ronna McDaniel, RNC chair, hints at lawsuit over popular-vote effort

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Elizabeth Warren was asked about her children's schooling during an event in Atlanta. She said her children went to public schools, but her son went to private school after fifth grade. In this file photo, Warren speaks during a campaign stop, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) ** FILE **

Elizabeth Warren, making a loon list, checking it twice

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times