Supreme Court says states can punish Electoral College voters

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The Supreme Court said Monday that states can punish members of the Electoral College who break a pledge to vote for a state's popular vote winner in presidential elections.
The case comes as the election season is heating up, putting the Electoral College once again front and center in an increasingly polarized and volatile political atmosphere.
In 2016, 10 of the 538 presidential electors went rogue, attempting to vote for someone other than their pledged candidate. In all, 32 states and the District of Columbia have laws that are meant to discourage faithless electors. But until 2016, no state had ever actually punished or removed an elector because of his or her vote.
The vote count was 9-0.
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Supreme Court says states can punish Electoral College voters

The Supreme Court said Monday that states can punish members of the Electoral College who break a pledge to vote for a state's popular vote winner in presidential elections.
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There's a theory that Roberts led a couple decisions to go "left" recently before the court started more conservative decisions. In any case, the right decision.
 
my2sense said:
There's a theory that Roberts led a couple decisions to go "left" recently before the court started more conservative decisions. In any case, the right decision.
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The vote was 9-0; not a conservative or liberal vote
 
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