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Could a few state legislatures choose the next president?

  • Written by Austin Sarat, Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty and Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
imageThe Florida legislature could play a role in deciding the 2020 presidential election.AP Photo/Steve Cannon

State legislatures could face legal and perhaps even state constitutional crises after Election Day, if they’re pressured to change how they traditionally allocate electoral votes.

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