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On February 5, 2021, two Republican voters from California and two non-profit organizations filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court asking it to take up the question of whether "winner-take-all" laws governing the choice of presidential electors violate the Constitution. The case is Rodriguez v. Newsom. Rodriguez directly addresses the constitutionality of the widespread practice of states awarding all of their electoral votes to the winner [...]

A member of the Arizona House of Representatives has proposed a bill granting the legislature the power to override a certified slate of presidential electors. Arizona House Bill 2720 contains a number of proposed amendments to the state's Elections code, including the following: The legislature retains its legislative authority regarding the office of presidential elector and by majority vote at any time before the presidential inauguration may revoke [...]

On January 11, 2021, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) introduced a Joint Resolution in the House of Representatives to abolish the Electoral College. House Joint Resolution 14 of the 117th Congress proposes "an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States." Co-sponsors include Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), [...]