Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds ‘Faithless Elector’ Laws

Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds ‘Faithless Elector’ Laws
The Supreme Court in Washington on June 15, 2020. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the constitutionality of “faithless elector” laws that allow states to fine or remove Electoral College members who fail to vote for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support.

While some states have laws that punish such electors for not voting for the candidate to which they pledged support, there have long been legal questions about the enforceability of such laws.