Another Way To Elect A President: Can A State Legislature Overrule The Voters? (Part 4)
Season 4, Episode 17 | October 27th, 2020 Another Way HomepageDescription and Credits
Another Way To Elect A President: Can A State Legislature Overrule The Voters? (Part 4)
Description: In this episode in our presidential election mini-series, we take a deep dive into 3 USC 2, a federal law that some way permits state legislatures to declare an election null and void and appoint presidential electors directly. We explain the true purpose of this law—spoiler alert: it wasn’t to let states nullify elections—and discuss what arguments there might be if things go haywire next week. Matthew Seligman wrote about this recently on Talking Points Memo.
Music:
Roundpine by Blue Dot Sessions
Noe Noe by Blue Dot Sessions
Vengeful by Blue Dot Sessions
Post-production:
Josh Elstro of Elstro Production
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