NO State legislature is stupid enough to allow their State to go unrecognized when it’s time to cast their Electoral Vote.
Sorry for the rant, but that was an ignorant, uninformed comment.
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I think you owe a few people a big apology. We all KNOW that a state’s legislature can appoint the electors, and would likely do that.
If you trace the responses back, you’ll see that Bigg Bob started off this discussion with a premise that the Supreme Court might invalidate a state’s election. And also posted an article from the Atlantic regarding what happens if there is a tie in the electoral college. Leading to a discussion about the House’s role in that case.
That naturally leads to the question about what happens with the Senate and House in the event that such a ruling was made by the court?
Representatives must be elected, but there wouldn’t be time to reschedule an election, so would the House convene without some states having those representatives? And how would that change things?
In addition, in a state such as PA, where there is Pubbie legislature, and Dem Gov. does the Gov. also have to agree with that slate? What about the SOS of these states, if they are Democrat, what role do they play?
Lots of ways you could have been helpful, besides going on a rant telling us what we already knew, and name calling to boot.
Genetic Homophobe is correct, a chill pill is in order.
No. In 1877 the Supreme Court ruled that state legislatures have a plenary, nonjusticiable power to appoint electors.
The governor gets no say, A2 Sec 1 isn’t ambiguous...