CAUSE YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH
Do members of the Electoral College have the right to be “faithless” and vote against the popular vote of the state they represent? In 2016 there were 10 such cases of “faithless electors” during the contentious and controversial election of Donald Trump. With the 2020 election just months away, the Supreme Court has unanimously decided that states can require that electors vote for the candidate chosen by the voters of the state they represent. What does this decision mean for the 2020 presidential election and for the future of the Electoral College? Will this help lead to the adoption of a national popular vote?
Legal scholars Erwin Chemerinsky and Franita Tolson join moderator Jessica Levinson in discussion.
Faithless Electors & the Will of the People
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