Elections

The Fragility of Democracy & What You Can Do to Protect It

January 31, 2021 Thank you to everyone who signed our joint statement condemning the January 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C., and demanding transparency and accountability for those who incited, abetted, and participated in the attack. The insurrection attempt and violent attack on our nation’s capitol was fomented in large part by lies and disinformation about so-called …

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Wyoming Groups Call for Transparency and Accountability in the Aftermath of the Attack on the Capitol

January 17, 2021 Last week, horrified Americans watched as a violent assault was staged in our nation’s capital, putting the lives of our elected leaders and other public servants in danger, and disrupting a constitutionally mandated meeting of Congress to advance the peaceful transfer of presidential power. Here in Wyoming, we watched the shocking footage …

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How Does the Process Work: 25th Amendment

January 7, 2021

The 25th Amendment allows for the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unfit for office. The vice president then becomes acting president. The section of the amendment specifically addressing this procedure has never been invoked.

Merrill: We must unequivocally condemn the campaign to overturn the election

December 14, 2020 From the Casper-Star Tribune Topping the long list of profound challenges we’ve all faced in 2020, we’re now witnessing a coordinated national-level campaign to undermine our basic, essential faith in our country’s system of elections. Some elected leaders at the highest levels — people charged with upholding the U.S. Constitution and standing …

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Faithless Electors

November 30, 2020 Faithless Electors is part of ESPC’s How Does the Process Work? Series You’ve read about the process to nominator the Electors who select the President. You’ve read about all the key dates in the Electoral College in 2020. Now we want you to know about “faithless electors.” What are they? Or, who …

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Nominating Electors

November 30, 2020 Nominating Electors is part of ESPC’s How Does the Process Work? Series The Electoral College is a unique method for indirectly electing the president of the United States. It was established by Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution and modified by the 12th and 23rd Amendments. The Electoral College consists of a total …

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The Electoral College in 2020

November 30, 2020 The Electoral College in 2020 is part of ESPC’s How Does the Process Work? Series We wrote about the election, your ballot, and the process of casting that ballot in our “Unpacking Your Ballot” series pre-election. But there is just as much to talk about post-election. Lately, there has been a *lot* …

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