Tuesday, November 26, 2019

U.S. presidential elections facing disturbing new threat: 'Faithless electors' - WND

U.S. presidential elections facing disturbing new threat: 'Faithless electors' - WND:
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What if political parties need only to lobby members of the Electoral College to vote for a certain candidate, instead of accepting the voters' choice?
A ruling by the 10th Circuit Court in favor of a "faithless elector" who did not abide by Colorado law and vote for the candidate chosen by the majority in his state has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Bopp Law Firm on behalf of the American Uniform Law Commission argues for overturning the ruling.

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