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A List of Electoral College Count Resources

by Scott Bomboy

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Congress will meet as required by the Constitution to certify the winner of the presidential…

A List of Electoral College Count Resources
Looking Back: The Electoral Commission of 1877

by Scott Bomboy

Ted Cruz and other senators are requesting a special electoral commission to investigate the fairness of votes in the 2020…

Looking Back: The Electoral Commission of 1877
Explaining how Congress settles electoral college disputes

by Scott Bomboy

The next public step in the 2020 presidential election will happen on January 6, 2021, when Congress meets to validate the…

Explaining how Congress settles electoral college disputes
Why Texas’s election suit failed to reach first base in the Supreme Court

by Marcia Coyle

The Constitution gives the U.S. Supreme Court a special type of jurisdiction over cases “in which a State shall be Party.” So…

Why Texas’s election suit failed to reach first base in the Supreme Court
Battle for the Constitution: Week of November 30th, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of November 30th, 2020 Roundup
Battle for the Constitution: Week of November 2nd, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of November 2nd, 2020 Roundup
FAQ: What happens next in the presidential election process?

by Scott Bomboy

The 2020 election contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden seems headed into overtime, as the…

FAQ: What happens next in the presidential election process?
FDR’s third-term election and the 22nd amendment

by NCC Staff

On November 5, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term in office in an unprecedented act that would be barred by a…

FDR’s third-term election and the 22nd amendment
The 23rd Amendment and the chance of a tied 2020 presidential election

by Scott Bomboy

On Election Day, an old topic will get new life when political pundits discuss the chance of a deadlocked presidential contest…

The 23rd Amendment and the chance of a tied 2020 presidential election
10 little-known facts about President Theodore Roosevelt

by NCC Staff

Theodore Roosevelt was one of most dynamic Presidents in White House history, and on the occasion of his birthday, here are 10…

10 little-known facts about President Theodore Roosevelt