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Would a viable third party candidate legally have a chance in the House of Representatives?
Suppose there was an American third party candidate, who won a quarter of the popular vote, and a single large state or a handful of smaller ones: specifically with enough electoral votes so that ...
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How did the Colorado Supreme Court justify extending Section 3 of 14th amendment to the presidency? How did the minority opinion argue against this?
The NYTimes' December 19/20, 2023 LIVE: Trump Ballot Ruling; Trump Is Disqualified From the 2024 Ballot, Colorado Supreme Court Rules includes the following:
The Colorado court’s lengthy ruling ...
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DeSantis' "US Constitution’s 'leverage points'... to exercise the 'true scope' of presidential power"; something new or based on existing theories?
CNN's May 26 2023 DeSantis is going after Trump like never before includes the following:
Now, DeSantis is making the case that he is better suited to deliver on the promises that Trump himself ...
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If a US State passed a law regarding the eligibility of Presidents, could it be enforced?
Suppose (the citizens of) a state were tired of government shutdowns and they or their legislature passed a law prohibiting members of Congress and Presidents involved in a governmental shutdown from ...
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If instances of electoral fraud were found, or suspected, in a presidential election, what would be the constitutional procedure for resolution?
The Trump administration seemed to be of the view that if they could show that a state had suffered electoral fraud, the Vice President or the Attorney General could simply demand that those states ...
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At what point in the election process must someone aspiring to be president meet the requirements established in the constitution? [duplicate]
US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will reach the constitutionally required age to be eligible for presidency mere weeks before the 2024 Presidential elections. This means she definitely is ...
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Does anything prevent US state legislatures from directly selecting electors overriding the popular vote in their state?
Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the Constitution states "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors".
This seems to be a non-...
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Was there a limit on the number of times a person could have been elected the president of the United States before 1951?
According to the twenty-second amendment to the United States Constitution:
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than
twice.
This amendment was ratified in 1951, and ...
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Why does the 2021 resolution to abolish the electoral college explicitly allow voting for a candidate of one's own state?
A January 11, 2021 Congressional resolution proposes to amend the U.S. Constitution to abolish the electoral college. The resolution contains a clause explicitly allowing voting for candidates who ...
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If the Electoral Count Act is repealed, would Pence have the power to throw out states' results? [duplicate]
I have just found that another lawsuit have been filed in Texas, aimed at overturning the presidential election result and seeking for the courts to invalidate the Electoral Count Act as ...
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The Texas lawsuit and contingent election
With filing the Texas lawsuit it becomes increasingly clear that the whole post-election strategy of Trump was to shift the presidential election to the House of Representatives with the help of the ...
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Can US legitimately stop being a democracy if president will not concede? [closed]
After watching this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZWRhLW7Y8w, I was surprised that US Constitution effectively does not protect country from stop being democratic. Will actions described in ...
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In case of an electoral college tie, can a regular House vote prevent the "en bloc" House vote from happening?
Should neither candidate for president get to 270 votes in the electoral college, the twelfth amendment to the constitution specifies that the House of Representatives "shall choose immediately&...
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What does 'such other body as Congress may by law provide' in the 25th amendment actually mean?
Regardless of who wins the 2020 presidential election, the US will officially have the oldest person to ever begin a term as president. While advanced age does not mean an individual is unfit to ...
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Is a presidential candidate required to pick a running mate?
If the Vice President dies or leaves office early, the President is not required to pick a new VP, making the Vice Presidency vacant. Does this mean that a presidential candidate does not have to ...
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