Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington, , was a United States Supreme Court case on the issue of "faithless electors" in the Electoral College stemming from the 2016 United States presidential election. The Court ruled unanimously that states have the ability to enforce an elector's pledge in presidential elections. "Chiafalo" deals with electors who received fines for not voting for the nominees of their party in the state of Washington. The case was originally consolidated with Colorado Department of State v. Baca, , a similar case based on a challenge to a Colorado law providing for the removal and replacement of an elector who does not vote for the presidential candidate who received the most votes in the state, with the electors claiming they have discretion to vote as they choose under the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution. On March 10, 2020, Justice Sonia Sotomayor recused herself in the Colorado case due to a prior relationship to a respondent, and the cases were decided separately on July 6, 2020. "Baca" was a "per curiam" decision that followed from the unanimous ruling in "Chiafalo" against the faithless electors and in favor of the state.
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faithless elector
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Electoral College
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2016 United States presidential election
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Washington
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Colorado
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Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Chiafalo v. Washington
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July 6, 2020
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