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The Chaos Coming for the U.S. Election

The Supreme Court will soon hear two cases that could upend the entire Electoral College system just months before voters go to the polls.
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Prepare for total chaos. This summer, the Supreme Court will decide whether to completely reshape how the American public elects the president of the United States, and the 2020 election—one of enormous consequence—will be the test run for the new rules.

The general rules for electing the president have been established for centuries: The candidate who receives the most votes in each state wins that state’s electoral votes, and the candidate who wins the most electoral votes becomes president.

[Vikram David]

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