WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will decide ahead of the 2020 election whether presidential electors are bound to support the popular vote winner in their states or can opt for someone else. Advocates for the court’s intervention say the issue needs urgent resolution in an era of intense political polarization and the prospect of a razor-thin margin in a presidential election, although so-called faithless electors have been a footnote so far in American history. The justices probably will hear arguments in April and should issue a decision by late June.
Supreme Court Will Consider “Faithless Electors”
January 17, 2020 4:14 am