The scenario we see as the most alarming was made possible by the Supreme Court itself. In a 2020 decision, the court held, in our reading, that state legislatures have the power to direct electors on how to cast their electoral votes. And this opens the door to what we think is the most dangerous strategy: that a legislature would pass a law that directs electors to vote for the candidate the legislature picks.

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  • Galapagon@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    If we’re doing npv, can we go a step further to ranked choice please? Npv is better than EC but falls into the same two party pitfalls.