What We’re Reading:
Michigan closes legislative buildings due to ‘credible threats of violence’ ahead of electoral college vote - Washington Post
The steps necessary to determine an electoral-college winner are normally conducted with little fanfare or public attention. But they have been closely watched this year amid a baseless, weeks-long campaign by President Trump to overturn the election results.
Meet the Electoral College, America’s Most Important Voters - WSJ
The nation’s founders created the Electoral College as a compromise between those who favored a direct popular vote and those who wanted lawmakers to pick presidents. The Constitution doesn’t specify how electors are to be picked, and each state has its own process. Many are elected at state party conventions. Some well-known people are electors.
Georgia turnout efforts ramp up with November lessons in mind - Roll Call
It’s not just the campaigns and state parties working to mobilize voters. The national parties and a constellation of outside groups are barnstorming the state, with Senate control on the line. These mobilization efforts are critical because turnout historically drops in special elections and runoffs. The last time the Peach State hosted a Senate runoff, in 2008, turnout dropped 43 percent, from nearly 3.8 million voters in November to just over 2.1 million in a December runoff.
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