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In the United States Electoral College, a faithless elector is an elector who does not vote for the candidates for U.S. President and U.S. Vice President for whom the elector had pledged to vote, and instead votes for another person for one or both offices or abstains from voting.
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.
Faithless elector" is a term used to describe a member of the Electoral College who does not vote for his or her party's nominee for president or vice president. One argument against the use of the term "faithless elector" is that it suggests that all electors are legally required to vote for their party's nominee.
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How could faithless electors disrupt the 2020 presidential election? This article explains the legal and historical context, the potential scenarios, and the possible outcomes of electors voting for someone other than their pledged candidate.
Dec 13, 2020 · Washington CNN — With President Donald Trump’s subversion efforts suffering blow after blow, some of his allies have looked to the Electoral College and the prospect of so-called “faithless...
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....
