Politics

State Legislatures Can't Override Choice of Presidential Electors

Zach RathnerZach Rathner
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10th November 2020
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10:45 pm
29th March 2021
State Legislatures Can't Override Choice of Presidential Electors
The U.S. chooses its president based on electoral college (Getty Images).

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Following the results of the 2020 election, after democratic nominee Joe Biden was declared President-Elect, rumors began circulating on social media suggesting that state legislatures can overturn elections and designate whichever presidential electors they choose.

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Users across social media continued to push this claim.

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