On September 2, 2020, President Trump urged voters in North Carolina to vote twice, once by mail and once in person, in the 2020 presidential election to apparently test whether election officials will able to detect fraud in the voting process. “Let them send...
Election Law
Can President Trump Get A “Redo” Of His First Four Years By Seeking A Third Term?
by stevejedinak | Sep 2, 2020 | Election Law
On August 17, 2020, during a campaign rally in Wisconsin, President Donald Trump stated to a crowd of supporters: “We are going to win four more years. And then after that we'll go for another four years, because they spied on my campaign. We should get a redo...
Michigan Court Of Appeals Rules Absentee Ballots Received After Election Day Are Not Counted (Even If Timely Postmarked)
by stevejedinak | Jul 21, 2020 | Election Law
On July 14, 2020, the Michigan Court of Appeals decided that absentee ballots received by the city or township clerk after Election Day will not be counted, even if the ballot was postmarked on or before the date that the polls closed. In League of Women Voters...
U.S. Supreme Court Holds States May Enforce Legal Penalties Against “Faithless Electors” In The Electoral College
by stevejedinak | Jul 14, 2020 | Election Law
On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Chiafalo et al. v. Washington, __ US __ (2020)(No. 19-465) that the state's electors to the Electoral College may be required follow their pledges as determined by state law. Otherwise, the state may use its...
Can Convicted Felons Vote In Michigan?
by stevejedinak | Jun 24, 2020 | Election Law
Many states have election laws that disenfranchise citizens who have past criminal convictions or have served time in prison. Unlike most jurisdictions, Michigan law does not prevent convicted felons from voting who have already served their jail or prison...
Who Can Cast An Absentee Voter Ballot In Michigan?
by stevejedinak | May 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Election Law
In November 2018, voters amended the Michigan Constitution of 1968 by passing Proposal 3 and secured the right to vote an absentee ballot without a reason. Before the passage of the constitutional amendment, voters could only acquire an absentee ballot if they...
Can President Trump Postpone The 2020 Election Due To COVID-19?
by stevejedinak | May 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Election Law
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was officially a pandemic as rates of infection rose significantly is the U.S. and across the world. On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in...
If President Trump Is Removed From Office, Can He Run For Reelection?
by Kershaw, Vititoe & Jedinak, PLC | Feb 3, 2020 | Election Law
The historic impeachment trial of only the third President in the history of the United States is drawing to a close. Donald J. Trump was impeached by a majority of House of Representatives on December 18th, 2019 on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of...
Michigan Voters Permitted To Take Photograph Of Ballot, But Not Other Voters, At Polling Place
by Kershaw, Vititoe & Jedinak, PLC | Nov 4, 2019 | Election Law
In 2012, Joel Crookston, a voter in Kalamazoo County, took a cell phone photograph of his ballot and posted it on social media. Although his ballot was not challenged by election officials, he learned later after speaking to a lawyer that taking the photograph was...
New Voter Registration Deadlines In Effect For Election Day In Michigan
by Kershaw, Vititoe & Jedinak, PLC | Oct 21, 2019 | Election Law
On November 6th, 2018, Michigan voters approved Proposal 18-3 which ushered in sweeping changes to this state's election law. Effective December 22nd, 2018, the Michigan Constitution was amended to not only make several easier ways to complete voter registration, but...
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