Larry Diamond and Ned Foley Explain the ‘Terrifying Inadequacy’ of U.S. Election Law

Larry Diamond and Ned Foley Explain the ‘Terrifying Inadequacy’ of U.S. Election Law

vor 5 Jahren
What will happen if both Donald Trump and Joe Biden claim victory in November? Unfortunately, according to scholars Larry Diamond and Ned Foley, American election laws "provide a shockingly inadequate guide" for resolving such a deadlock.
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vor 5 Jahren
What will happen if both Donald Trump and Joe Biden claim victory
in November? Unfortunately, according to scholars Larry Diamond and
Ned Foley, American election laws "provide a shockingly inadequate
guide" for resolving such a deadlock. We'll talk to Diamond and
Foley about what could trigger a contested election, the
limitations of the laws and constitutional provisions that govern
electoral college disputes and the steps we can take to forestall
what they call a "disaster scenario."
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