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. AdvertisementBut if electors have a “constitutional right” to pick someone else, the winner of a close presidential election could be in doubt for weeks after election day. In most presidential elections, a few “faithless electors” seek to cast a protest vote, usually for a candidate who is not on the ballot. Colorado officials then removed him, discarded his vote and replaced him with an elector who cast her vote for Clinton. “Unelected and unaccountable presidential electors should not be allowed to decide the presidential election without regard to the voters’ choices and state law,” she said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2020 21:41 UTC