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Thunderbeast

(3,406 posts)
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 05:51 PM Jul 2020

Does today's SCOTUS decision on faithless electors kill the National Popular Vote Initiative?

If a state statute directed electors to vote according to the NPV compact (agreeing to vote for the winner of the national popular vote...not necessarily the votes cast in their state), does today's ruling still allow the legislature to honor the compact with other member states?

My guess is that this ruling does not, by itself, change the legal tenants the plan. It will probably give the plan's opponents good reason to think they would prevail in a court challenge of NPV.

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Does today's SCOTUS decision on faithless electors kill the National Popular Vote Initiative? (Original Post) Thunderbeast Jul 2020 OP
No. It barely impacts it at all. FBaggins Jul 2020 #1
No worries, once Texas goes Blue (not IF but when and that When is sooner than most think) aeromanKC Jul 2020 #2

FBaggins

(26,731 posts)
1. No. It barely impacts it at all.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 05:58 PM
Jul 2020

NPI is on pretty shaky ground to begin with... but this ruling doesn't do much to hurt it other than dicta aligning (rhetorically) the will of the state's voters with how electors should vote.

aeromanKC

(3,322 posts)
2. No worries, once Texas goes Blue (not IF but when and that When is sooner than most think)
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 06:03 PM
Jul 2020

Then it will be the GOP who will wanting to get rid the Electoral College!!

But regardless, the Electoral College will probably be gone in our lifetime. (and I'm pretty old)

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