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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

No. Instead they're gonna have state legislature throw out the results of the election. Which they can probably do, Constitutionally-speaking.

The State legislature pick the electors. Just because they all use a popular vote to do it doesn't mean they can't change the law in between the voting in November and the actual election in December.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ha, I've answered that two or three times to other people here!

    I agree that changing or interpreting the law to pick stricty conservative electors is their next strategy, but I don't think it's going to be as simple or successful as they imagine.

    Sort of like how they didn't realize sending in forged documents was very likely to fail.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Forged documents are illegal. Changing laws regarding how electors are selected isn't.

    Heck - way back in 2000 the Supreme Court hinted at the tactic in the majority opinion in Bush v Gore, saying that the Florida legislature probably could have just selected electors directly after the vote.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Actually, a lot of the fake electors tried to use the defense that there's no specific law against fake elector documents.

    Colorado just signed a law that says fake electors are illegal.

    Landscape's a lot turnier then it looks

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