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re: SCOTUS Rules 9-0 States Can Bind Faithless Electors
Posted on 7/6/20 at 9:20 am to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 7/6/20 at 9:20 am to CU_Tigers4life
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Big win for the Electoral College!
Also a win for those pushing the popular vote compact. An elector can now be compelled, under pain of penalty, to vote for someone who doesn't win their state.
A state legislature can now basically compel electors to vote for whoever the legislature wants.
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Posted on 7/6/20 at 9:30 am to FalseProphet
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Also a win for those pushing the popular vote compact. An elector can now be compelled, under pain of penalty, to vote for someone who doesn't win their state.
A state legislature can now basically compel electors to vote for whoever the legislature wants.
Not really
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can penalize presidential electors that go rogue and do not vote for the candidate who won their state, also known as faithless electors.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 9:36 am to FalseProphet
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A state legislature can now basically compel electors to vote for whoever the legislature wants.
I believe faithless electors are strictly defined as those not voting for the candidate that won the state. Therefore this ruling would prevent that. It has to go for the candidate that won the state.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 9:49 am to FalseProphet
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Also a win for those pushing the popular vote compact. An elector can now be compelled, under pain of penalty, to vote for someone who doesn't win their state.
No.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 10:07 am to FalseProphet
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Also a win for those pushing the popular vote compact. An elector can now be compelled, under pain of penalty, to vote for someone who doesn't win their state.
A state legislature can now basically compel electors to vote for whoever the legislature wants.
No this isn't what the ruling means at all. You are confused.
Posted on 7/6/20 at 11:24 am to FalseProphet
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An elector can now be compelled, under pain of penalty, to vote for someone who doesn't win their state.
I am not sure about that.
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