MEVC has filed an amicus curiae brief in a consolidated case that challenges states’ attempt to control the votes of presidential electors. In 2016, seven presidential electors cast their ballots for a candidate other than the one they were pledged to support, in violation of state law. The states have argued that they have the authority to require electors to vote for the candidate that wins the plurality of votes in the state, while the electors argue that the Constitution gives them the right to vote their conscience.
MEVC filed an amicus curiae brief to argue that, no matter what the court decides, serious problems remain in our electoral system. Specifically, a candidate can lose the election despite getting the most votes. To that end, MEVC has developed the “National Choice Ballot” that would help ensure that the person who wins the most votes becomes the president.
Read the full brief here.