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Jul 14, 2020 · July 14, 2020. 4 min read. On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states have the power to require presidential electors to vote for their party’s candidate for president.
Oct 21, 2020 · American history has seen a handful of faithless electors—156 by one count —who vote for someone other than that candidate. Faithless electors have never changed an election outcome. But...
Jul 6, 2020 · Thirty-two states have some sort of faithless elector law, but only 15 of those remove, penalize or simply cancel the votes of the errant electors. The 15 are Michigan, Colorado, Utah,...
Dec 14, 2020 · Faithless electors are those in the Electoral College who cast their votes in conflict with their state's voters. After a Supreme Court decision, that practice may soon be a thing of the past....
Jul 6, 2020 · By Pete Williams. WASHINGTON — The 538 people who cast the actual votes for president in December as part of the Electoral College are not free agents and must vote as the laws of their states...
Mar 12, 2020 · March 12, 2020. Prepare for total chaos. This summer, the Supreme Court will decide whether to completely reshape how the American public elects the president of the United States, and the 2020...
Jul 6, 2020 · States May Curb ‘Faithless Electors,’ Supreme Court Rules. The court said states may require members of the Electoral College to vote for the presidential candidates they had promised to...
