The US president is elected by a complicated system where each state has a specific number of votes to cast.
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The vagaries of polling – and, most of all, the vagaries of the US electoral system – mean there is little point attempting to read the tea leaves beyond the broad public sentiment polling captures.
It’s official: State courts can review lawmakers’ election-district boundary decisions to ensure they comply with state law.
What happens if the public loses faith in fair elections? That’s the question being asked as candidates influenced by Donald Trump aim to become the chief election officials in their states.
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Professor and Co-Director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy, Arizona State University
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Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Senior Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in International Studies and Politics, Ulster University; Queen's University Belfast