Supreme Court to decide if 'faithless electors' can select their candidate of choice
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Jan 17, 2020
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to resolve an issue that could tip the outcome of a very close presidential election and decide whether electors have a right to defy their state's choice for president by casting a vote for the candidate of their choice.
The justices agreed to review a surprising decision from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court last year that held that the electors established by the Constitution "have a right
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