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"[O]nly the states have authority to appoint electors, in accordance with state law," the statement reads. 2:24 pm, Jan. 3, 2021 × Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., announces his campaign for reelection on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 in Fargo. Submitted photo MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's two senators are so far non-committal on the efforts in Congress to overturn the results of the presidential election, but our state's at-large member of the House of Representatives has just taken a decisive stand. Rep. Kelly Armstrong, joining several other House members in the release, argues that Congr...

Exact Fallout of Presidential Election Predicted in 2019 War-Game Paper Paper suggests use of 1887 act, congressional impasse leading to Pelosi as acting president News Analysis “It is Election Night 2020.This time it is all eyes on Pennsylvania, as whoever wins the Keystone State will win an Electoral College majority. Trump is ahead in the state by 20,000 votes… …In the morning, new numbers show Trump’s lead starting to slip, and by noon, it is below 20,000. Impatient, Trump holds an impromptu press conference and announces: I’ve won reelection. The results last night showed that ...

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mike Pence to overturn election Karen Ruiz and Nikki Schwab, U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A federal judge has thrown out Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert's lawsuit that had sought to give Mike Pence the power to overturn the presidential election during a formal count of the votes next week.   Texas US District Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee, on Friday dismissed the suit, ruling that the plaintiffs had lacked 'standing' and alleged 'an injury that is not fairly traceable' to...

January 2, 2021 11:02 a.m. A federal judge in Texas on Friday tossed out a lawsuit by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) that sought to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle issued an order dismissing the case after finding Gohmert’s alleged injury “far too uncertain to support standing.” The decision by the Trump-appointed judge comes after Gohmert and a group of President Donald Trump’s allies argued that a vice president has the power to decide who wins a presidential election, regardless of th...

Constitutional Law Prof Blog The ruling in the frivolous case was not unexpected.  The case arose when Gohmert and self-appointed Trump electors from Arizona sued VP Pence, arguing that the Electoral Count Act violates the Electors Clause and the Twelfth Amendment, and that Pence has authority to determine which slate of electors to accept when he presides over the congressional count of electoral votes on January 6. The, er, novel argument turns on the plaintiffs', um, creative reading of the Electors Clause, the Twelfth Amendment, and the Electoral Count Act. Start with the Electors Clause...