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To: marktwain
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

Yes, and many, many years ago the Michigan legislature passed a law saying those electors would be allocated based on popular vote in the election. Now they want to undo that and allocate electors regardless of the vote. Can they just do that? Or would it take another law stating that the legislature will allocate electors and not the voters? And if so, what is the chance that the governor won't veto it?

Probably court challenges, etc.

Ya think?

58 posted on 11/09/2020 6:32:54 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
Or would it take another law stating that the legislature will allocate electors and not the voters? And if so, what is the chance that the governor won't veto it?

According to the Constitution, the governor has no say.

It would take pretty clear evidence of fraud, and/or serious popular pressure for them to do it.

62 posted on 11/09/2020 6:54:11 AM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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