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4 Washington electors to be fined $1,000 for not voting for Clinton
Washington electors who didn’t cast votes for Hillary Clinton Monday will be fined $1,000.
Washington electors split four votes away from Clinton
Hillary Clinton loses four Washington Electoral College votes to protests
Electoral College wasn’t done deal in 1976. Will it be in 2016?
As the time for the Electoral College meeting draws near, one former elector from the Spokane Valley often gets asked about his vote in 1976.
Circuit Court turns down Hamilton Electors appeal
Hamilton Electors, who may vote for someone other than Hillary Clinton Monday, lost an appeal to keep the state from fining them for breaking their pledge to support the winner of Washington’s popular vote.
Sue Lani Madsen: Maybe Washington state needs its own electoral college
Once again Washington is on the brink of divorce. Proposals for splitting off Eastern Washington have re-emerged with the filing of House Joint Memorial 4000 petitioning Congress to form the new State of Liberty.
Otter: ‘We’re at Door No. 2 now’
Gov. Butch Otter, at a ribbon-cutting in Twin Falls today, confirmed that he’s being vetted as a possible nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, and told Times-News reporter Nathan Brown that he’d listed his favored positions in a Trump Administration as Interior, Ag, and heading the International Trade Administration. “We’re at Door No. 2…
Idaho’s presidential electors to cast votes at Statehouse on Monday
Idaho’s four Republican electors will meet next week to cast their ballots for the president of the United States. Gov. Butch Otter and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney say the electors will meet at noon on Dec. 19 in the Governor’s Ceremonial Office. Several of Idaho’s electors say they’ve been flooded with emails…
Recounts bring Jill Stein publicity that eluded her on the trail
Long before presidential recounts crossed her mind, trash dumping and mercury contamination pushed Jill Stein into politics.
Sunday Spin 2: What about those faithless electors?
If a Washington elector is “faithless” will the state take action? Stay tuned.
Donald Trump is named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
Donald Trump has finally been named Time’s “Person of the Year.” “It’s a great honor,” the president-elect said on NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday morning. “It means a lot, especially me growing up reading Time magazine. And it’s a very important magazine, and I’ve been lucky enough to be on the cover many times this year – and last year. But I consider this a very, very great honor.”
Sen. Patty Murray: Trump nominees should release tax returns
Sen. Patty Murray has pointed questions for Donald Trump’s nominees, wants them to release their tax returns.
Sue Lani Madsen: We love to embrace “diversity,” but real diversity – of belief – is in short supply
It’s real diversity that matters. Real diversity means reaching across boundaries even when it’s uncomfortable. And it’s real diversity that is threatened by the most disturbing reactions to this election.
Trump campaign objects to Michigan hand recount
President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign has filed an objection to Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s request for a hand recount of Michigan’s presidential election votes.
Wisconsin first state to start presidential election recount
The first candidate-driven statewide recount of a presidential election in 16 years began Thursday in Wisconsin, a state that Donald Trump won by less than a percentage point over Hillary Clinton after polls long predicted a Clinton victory.
Trump’s latest Cabinet nominees all major donors to his campaign
The three latest nominees tapped by President-elect Donald Trump were major financial backers of his White House campaign.
Washington Electoral College elector willing to switch his vote
OLYMPIA – Democratic members of the Electoral College willing to switch votes if Republican electors will do likewise.
Seeking an Electoral College switch
OLYMPIA — An Electoral College member from Washington will switch his vote if enough other electors will.
Five Nevada counties to recount presidential race
Nevada election officials will recount ballots in five counties after independent presidential candidate Roque De La Fuente requested and paid about $14,000 for the effort.