Title: What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: zachman on May 30, 2004, 05:07:16 PM What if the a group of 50 electors for the winning candidate were murdered by terrorists a week before they cast their ballots. The result would be no electoral majority. Would the Supreme Court intervene, or would the election be sent to Congress?
Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: minionofmidas on May 31, 2004, 07:17:19 AM What if the a group of 50 electors for the winning candidate were murdered by terrorists a week before they cast their ballots. The result would be no electoral majority. Would the Supreme Court intervene, or would the election be sent to Congress? The state would select new electors. It is that simple. Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: jimrtex on May 31, 2004, 06:09:44 PM What if the a group of 50 electors for the winning candidate were murdered by terrorists a week before they cast their ballots. The result would be no electoral majority. Would the Supreme Court intervene, or would the election be sent to Congress? Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: Nym90 on June 04, 2004, 02:22:54 PM The states would pick new electors. If all else failed, surely the Supreme Court would intervene and make sure that common sense prevailed here, and that the candidate would get all of his/her electoral votes that they were entitled to.
Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: The Dowager Mod on June 04, 2004, 02:24:50 PM The states would pick new electors. If all else failed, surely the Supreme Court would intervene and make sure that common sense prevailed here, and that the candidate would get all of his/her electoral votes that they were entitled to. Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: Nym90 on June 07, 2004, 09:40:35 AM Hehe, I understand the cynicism, but I can't honestly see the Supreme Court allowing the candidate who lost the Electoral Vote to win on a technicality because some of the Electors died.
Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: ?????????? on June 07, 2004, 09:57:57 AM The states would pick new electors. If all else failed, surely the Supreme Court would intervene and make sure that common sense prevailed here, and that the candidate would get all of his/her electoral votes that they were entitled to. Are you the President of this new morons club? Things that make you go hmm. Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: Schmitz in 1972 on June 08, 2004, 06:43:23 PM President Nym90, Senator texasgurl24 is correct with having cynicism. I don't trust the Supreme Court anymore (not since they ruled McCain-Feingold legal). Somehow Don't believe those 9 robed justices have enough honor to let political preference be sacrificed for justice. Whichever party has a Supreme Court majority would win the election in such an electoral disaster in my opinion.
Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: Akno21 on June 24, 2004, 10:51:24 PM The court is currently 7-2 in the Republicans favor, although Bush v. Gore was 5-4.
Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: cwelsch on June 26, 2004, 07:26:35 PM In the event that a group of electors was murdered, the state or states that appointed them could come in for an emergency session and declare that their electoral votes go to the winning candidate.
The only state with 50 electors is California (well, 55, but maybe 5 survived) so it'd have to be a collection of several different states' electors or a coordinated effort in different locations. Regardless, the state could just send the electoral votes to the right candidate if it didn't have any electors. Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: Niles Caulder on August 06, 2004, 10:28:32 PM The states would pick new electors. If all else failed, surely the Supreme Court would intervene and make sure that common sense prevailed here, and that the candidate would get all of his/her electoral votes that they were entitled to. I disagree the Supreme Court would step in if a sufficient number of states simply lacked contigency plans to replace electors. It's supposed to go to the House, and that's where it would go. And if they valued their lives, much less their jobs, they'd be sure to overwhelmingly elect the victor decided on election night, regardless of party disparity. Even if they didn't, someone would have to blow up the House of Representatives too before the Court would step in. Title: Re:What if there was an electoral disaster? Post by: Platypus on August 21, 2004, 04:24:55 AM I would think that some of the electors from the losing candidate would cross over to give the winner 270. It would just be the right thing to do, I suppose.
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