Supreme Court to weigh whether states, including Washington, can punish ‘faithless’ electors

Supreme Court to weigh whether states, including Washington, can punish ‘faithless’ electors

Seattle Times

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The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider whether states may punish or replace “faithless” presidential electors who refuse to support the winner of their state’s popular vote, or whether the Constitution forbids dictating how such officials cast their ballots. Lower courts have split on the question, and both red and blue states urged […]

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