Legislatures nominate the electors that they want. They can either choose between Biden's electors, or Trump's electors. In both case, they are party activists who pledged to vote for Biden or Trump respectively. Nobody is going to be faithless.
The electors are not the same people, who are just instructed to vote for either Biden or Trump. They are different people who are selected, e.g. in PA there are 20 for Biden and 20 for Trump. Legislature decides which 20 go to vote.
From my understanding, you'd be wrong on your assessment. The entirety of these lawsuits is to have the possibility of multiple outcomes. Either invalidate votes passed election night due to unconstitutional oversight and ballots not being treated equally. to whom of which, Trump wins.
Or the elections of each state be invalidated due to the same aforementioned reasons, if so, the appointed number of electors stay the the same in regards to the election but the alleged or assigned votes would presumably drop below the 270 threshold which doesnt change the majority as the electors are still appointed and intact. This drops both candidates below the 270 threshold for a majority. This then goes to a contested convention which is then moved to the House of Representatives State Delegation votes to whom of which, Republicans control 26 to 24.
This is the last constitutional stand Trump has before nuclear option of the Insurrection Act.
Some states have laws against faithless electors and as of last election, i believe there were a total of 6 faithless electors. I believe Trump gained a few and Hillary lost some as well. The pledges, if gone against can come with legal ramifications. But yes, ideally if q state has 4 electors, their duty is to vote for the candidate that had won their states majority, that is their civic duty as the elector.
Time will tell, deadlines coming soon. Shut will be hitting the fan either way with decisions.
SCOTUS can't throw away the electoral college votes.
SCOTUS can, and probably will, ask the legislatures to make a direct decision and appoint the electors.
Believing that the electors can be left appointed, but their votes being made "blank", is wishful thinking.
I'm not sure I understand your question.
Legislatures nominate the electors that they want. They can either choose between Biden's electors, or Trump's electors. In both case, they are party activists who pledged to vote for Biden or Trump respectively. Nobody is going to be faithless.
The electors are not the same people, who are just instructed to vote for either Biden or Trump. They are different people who are selected, e.g. in PA there are 20 for Biden and 20 for Trump. Legislature decides which 20 go to vote.
From my understanding, you'd be wrong on your assessment. The entirety of these lawsuits is to have the possibility of multiple outcomes. Either invalidate votes passed election night due to unconstitutional oversight and ballots not being treated equally. to whom of which, Trump wins.
Or the elections of each state be invalidated due to the same aforementioned reasons, if so, the appointed number of electors stay the the same in regards to the election but the alleged or assigned votes would presumably drop below the 270 threshold which doesnt change the majority as the electors are still appointed and intact. This drops both candidates below the 270 threshold for a majority. This then goes to a contested convention which is then moved to the House of Representatives State Delegation votes to whom of which, Republicans control 26 to 24.
This is the last constitutional stand Trump has before nuclear option of the Insurrection Act.
Some states have laws against faithless electors and as of last election, i believe there were a total of 6 faithless electors. I believe Trump gained a few and Hillary lost some as well. The pledges, if gone against can come with legal ramifications. But yes, ideally if q state has 4 electors, their duty is to vote for the candidate that had won their states majority, that is their civic duty as the elector.
Time will tell, deadlines coming soon. Shut will be hitting the fan either way with decisions.