Questions tagged [elections]
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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…
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Would free taxi/uber rides for voters be a violation of 18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting?
There is a PAC that is offering a discount code offering free uber/lyft/etc rides to transport voters to the polls, in Pennsylvania.
Wouldn't this constitute a blatant violation of 18 U.S. Code § 597:
Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure…
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What if the Electoral College result at the meeting date differs from the final?
I saw a question about what would happen if the results weren't certified in all states. Someone asked a question at What happens if not all the votes are counted by the Electoral College's meeting?. Let's say that a lot of red states are able to…
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Campaign finance laws
Under federal campaign finance law, individual campaign contributions are limited to $2,700 per individual, or $5,400 for a couple, for each election cycle – that includes primary elections and the general election.
According to PBS: "Michael Cohen…
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Court transcripts of U.S. trials about claims of voter fraud
When you argue with QAnon proponents online, a common claim is that none of the “evidence” for voter fraud has ever been tried in court, and that this is all just “fake news” made up by the “mainstream media”, which is controlled by the “deep state”…
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2020 Election Challenges: after Supreme Court ruling
The US Supreme Court has ruled against hearing 2020 election challenges after ~50+ defeats in lower courts.
Do POTUS' lawyers have any other judicial mechanisms to challenge
the 2020 election?
Does the electoral college vote on the 14 December,…
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