Today, electors across the country vote for president (NPR)
Supreme Court rejects election challenge brought by Texas, saying it âhas not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its electionsâ (Washington Times) | Texasâs unsuccessful lawsuit raises voting issues states should heed (Daily Signal)
While the Supreme Court (rightly, in our view) rejected the challenge based on standing, the
issues it underscored absolutely have merit. But itâs ultimately up to the state legislatures (and, by extension, voters) to ameliorate the situation.
âNot overâ: President Trump pledges to press forward in election challenge (Daily Wire)
Now what?
Last week, we had hopes for a Hail Mary from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton â a pleading with the U.S. Supreme Court that the fraudulent electoral processes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin âsuffered from significant and unconstitutional irregularitiesâ and violated the Constitutionâs Equal Protection Clause, and that the results in those states should therefore be negated.
No dice. âThe State of Texasâs motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution,â said the 51-word order from the Supreme Court. âTexas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections. All other pending motions are dismissed as moot.â