“The Constitution says that Electors are to be chosen by the state legislatures. It does not require an election to choose the Electors.”
At one time that was the case, until the 14th amendment section 2 was ratified:
“But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof”
I’m not a lawyer, but does this clause require an election for choice for electors or only apply if there is such a vote? I suppose there will be no definitive answer until a state decides not hold an election for electors.
There was some talk in the aftermath of the election of 2000 when Gore was demanding recounts, that the Florida legislature could simply assign the votes to Bush, but of course, that didn’t happen.