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Dancing in the Dark: Steps to Avoid a Constitutional Coup in the 2024 Election

Walt Whitman was right when he wrote that our democracy is an athletic one. Defending our democratic republic requires the stamina of a marathon runner and the…

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George Santos will be seated in Congress. We'll see for how long.

Republican George Santos of New York has brought turmoil to the House after being exposed for lying about his job, life, and even mother dying on 9/11.

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2022 Could See Ugly, Acrimonious Disputes Over Congressional Elections

Members of Congress are considering reforming how they count electoral votes in 2025. But the 2022 midterms may bring more immediate danger of chaos.

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Difficult post-Jan. 6 decisions ahead

Difficult post-Jan. 6 decisions ahead
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Will Democrats go to war on voting rights?

Will Democrats go to war on voting rights?
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Dems Burned $1.4 Million in Legal Fees on Iowa Election Overturn Attempt


1 May 2021
Democrats burned through $1.4 million in legal fees during their attempts to overturn Iowa’s state-certified Second Congressional District election.
Marc Elias has been the Democrats’ go-to election attorney, and reports indicate that Democrats paid him more than a million dollars during the failed effort to flip the election result.
According to a report by the National Journal, since 2009 — when Elias (pictured) became the head of political law at the firm Perkins Coie — the firm has billed Democrat campaigns and committees more than $170 million. The report continued to add, in March alone, the House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), paid Perkins Coie more than $1.4 million. “Recount services” was the reasoning behind the payment, according to the quarterly campaign filings.

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Five facts on contested elections


Here are five facts on contested congressional elections:
1.         The authority for the House to overturn election results comes from the Constitution and the Federal Contested Elections Act.
Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution says “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members,” which means that the House and Senate can determine whether a member has been duly elected. In 1969, Congress passed the Federal Contested Elections Act, which laid out a procedure for losing candidates to contest the outcome. Within 30 days of the election’s certification by the state election body, the losing candidate can file a notice with the U.S. House, starting a process including candidate statements and depositions. The process resembles a court trial, with the losing candidate having the burden of proof.

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Editorial — Los Angeles Times: House Democrats shouldn't overrule an Iowa Republican's victory | Editorials


The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on March 25:
LOS ANGELES (Tribune News Service) — A Democratic congressional candidate from Iowa who lost a close election last year is hoping that the House will overturn the state-certified result. Tempted as they may be by the prospect of padding their slim majority, House Democrats should reject her request.
Democrats displayed proper revulsion when some House Republicans attempted to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 victories in key states.
Overturning the result of an election their party lost would invite inevitable accusations of hypocrisy.
The result in the race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District was breathtakingly close.

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Iowa Democrat Rita Hart, claiming 'toxic campaign of political disinformation,' withdraws election challenge in Iowa's 2nd District

Iowa Democrat Rita Hart, claiming 'toxic campaign of political disinformation,' withdraws election challenge in Iowa's 2nd District
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks and the Iowa 2nd district election controversy in Congress, explained

Mariannette Miller-Meeks and the Iowa 2nd district election controversy in Congress, explained
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