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The constitutionality of state pledge laws was confirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1952 in Ray v. Blair [12] in a 5–2 vote. The court ruled states have the right to require electors to pledge to vote for the candidate whom their party supports, and the right to remove potential electors who refuse to pledge prior to the election.
Washington that states may bind their electors to the state's popular vote, enforceable by penalty or removal and replacement. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] This has been interpreted by some legal observers as a precedent that states may likewise choose to bind their electors to the national popular vote, while other legal observers cautioned against reading ...
[50] [51] [8] University of Colorado Law School professor Jennifer S. Hendricks and labor lawyer Bradley T. Turflinger have argued that the NPVIC would not alter the power of non-compacting state governments because all state governments would retain their right to select the electors of their choosing and their mode of appointment. [52] [53]
The ruling, in cases in Washington state and Colorado just under four months before the 2020 election, leaves in place laws in 32 states and the District of Columbia that bind electors to vote for ...
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College. Justices rule states can bind ...
Elector Margarette Savage, right, put the state seal on her vote for President-elect Bill Clinton and Vice President-elect Al Gore as Gov. Ned McWherter looks on in the House Chamber Dec. 14, 1992.
The majority opinion, written by Circuit Judge Carolyn Baldwin McHugh and joined by Circuit Judge Jerome Holmes, stated that "The text of the Constitution makes clear that states do not have the constitutional authority to interfere with presidential electors who exercise their constitutional right to vote for the President and Vice President ...
States have until Dec. 10 to finalize any disputes or finish recounts over the results. ... electors meet to cast their ballots for President. ... sometimes “faithless electors,” do not do so ...