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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 ...
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 ...
United States (1934) ruled that the authority of Congress to regulate presidential elections is not limited to determining the time by which states must choose their presidential electors and the date by which presidential electors must vote in upholding the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, because that law "[n]either in purpose nor in effect ...
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 ...
One state does not infringe on another. In November we vote for electors pledged to a candidate for president and VP.The electoral votes are then tallied nationwide and reported the next January.
Some state leaders began to adopt the strategy that the favorite partisan presidential candidate among the people in their state would have a much better chance if all of the electors selected by their state were sure to vote the same way—a "general ticket" of electors pledged to a party candidate. [77]
Less than four months before the 2020 presidential election, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states can require presidential electors to back their states' popular vote winner in the ...