SCOTUS just decided yesterday that state penalties on "faithless electors" are constitutional
in fact, that ruling yesterday, which I think was unanimous, would make it easier in a situation where GOP-held state legislatures in contested states contravene results for Biden
but that's only if SCOTUS doesn't invalidate mail-in ballots counted after last Tuesday in PA & WI and elsewhere lol
What does "states" in that context mean? Who exactly penalises? And What is the penalty? And is it just a penalty or is the vote of the faithless elector reversed?
What if they do a faithless elector route where they maintain the presidency without a military coup
SCOTUS just decided yesterday that state penalties on "faithless electors" are constitutional
in fact, that ruling yesterday, which I think was unanimous, would make it easier in a situation where GOP-held state legislatures in contested states contravene results for Biden
but that's only if SCOTUS doesn't invalidate mail-in ballots counted after last Tuesday in PA & WI and elsewhere lol
What does "states" in that context mean? Who exactly penalises? And What is the penalty? And is it just a penalty or is the vote of the faithless elector reversed?
i think both in some cases
They could, but its surprisingly hard to bribe/threaten/subvert electors. The parties tend to appoint party loyalists.