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23. This SCOTUS ruling from 7/20 was about faithless electors but addresses this issue as well

Thu Oct 1, 2020, 06:05 PM

Oct 2020

And second, the Court’s decision reinforces the validity of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Under National Popular Vote, states that combine for at least 270 electoral votes agree to award their electors to the presidential candidate who wins the most individual votes across the nation. (Fifteen states and the District of Columbia, totaling 196 electoral votes, have already passed the measure.)

In the 18 states currently without faithless elector laws, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would operate in a manner identical to the system that they have been using for over 200 years. In these states (which currently use the state-by-state winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes), the presidential electors are chosen by the political party whose presidential candidate receives the most popular votes inside the state

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https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/07/14/supreme-courts-faithless-electors-decision-validates-case-for-the-national-popular-vote-interstate-compact/

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Pennsylvania Republicans Put Election Nightmare Scenario In Motion [View all] joewicker_TX Oct 2020 OP

If they try to appoint electors without changing the law, it would be super illegal. jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #1

Any changes to the current law faces a Democratic Governor's veto; Likewise a Democratic SOS and AG hlthe2b Oct 2020 #3

Exactly. There's no way this can legally happen. jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #4

If this is a bill to establish a commission by state law... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #13

Even if somehow the gop is unifed in PA jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #16

Exactly..they are gop cheaters, but most would not be willing to go to prison Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #24

Pennsylvania's constitution requires the governor's signature: NYC Liberal Oct 2020 #28

Democratic Gov? JennyMominFL Oct 2020 #2

Yeah jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #7

Hysterical click bait - I'll stick with Laurence Tribe's opinion Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #5

Ditto elleng Oct 2020 #8

thank you! stillcool Oct 2020 #10

me too llashram Oct 2020 #15

This! DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #29

Electors rso Oct 2020 #6

Agree, but it does show us the length repugs SharonClark Oct 2020 #9

PA..dem governor..not so fast! Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #11

Yes, but, as I wrote above... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #17

Current electoral laws signed by a Governor Rule of Claw Oct 2020 #18

This! Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #21

This SCOTUS ruling from 7/20 was about faithless electors but addresses this issue as well Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #23

Winning 3 governorships in 2018.... paleotn Oct 2020 #12

This is the best post I have read today on DU. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #19

Thank Goodness for that! So glad we have Dems governors in those states. onetexan Oct 2020 #27

They certainly are, and imagine where we'd be without those flips. Republicans have deurbano Oct 2020 #20

Yes and I have ALWAYS considered Tom Wolf (D-PA) our firewall BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #25

This should be seen for what it is ... Statistical Oct 2020 #14

But guess what happened? One of their maskless douchebags tested positive and they shutdown BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #22

Voters get a bit pissed when their will is overturned by deception beachbumbob Oct 2020 #26