Headline RoundupJuly 6th, 2020

Supreme Court Rules Against 'Faithless Electors'

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday in favor of states who choose to punish so-called "faithless electors"; members of the Electoral College who break from the group of voters they represent. Faithless electors largely argued that their votes should be protected by free expression. Some faithless electors asked to skip the Electoral College process in favor of the popular vote. Some opponents of faithless electors warned of a possible oligopoly if those electors can break from common voters.

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