Summer of SCOTUS: Faithless Electors
Civil Discourse
English - July 24, 2020 21:05 - 45 minutes - 32.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsGovernment News government documents govdocs politics courts house senate congress laws scotus Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Aughie and Nia follow up an earlier podcast (Electoral College) with the rulings that were pending at that time. In a unanimous decision, the SCOTUS held that electors must follow the rules their states have set out for voting in the electoral college. The SCOTUS also held that states could punish electors that "go rogue". Discussion ensued on the long term effect this may have on the functioning of the Electoral College.