Supreme Court Rules State 'Faithless Elector' Laws Constitutional
The decision could directly affect the election, which will take place in November amid a pandemic and a partial economic collapse.
Updated at 11:59 a.m.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld state laws that remove or fine Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support. The vote was unanimous.
"The Constitution's text and the nation's history both support allowing a state to enforce an elector's pledge to support his party's nominee â and the state voters' choice â for President," Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court. Laws that remove or penalize delegates reflect "a longstanding tradition in
