Michael Baca

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Michael Baca is an American presidential elector known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Colorado Department of State v. Baca, which addressed whether states can penalize or replace “faithless electors” in the Electoral College.

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instanceOf American presidential elector
person
advocatedFor independence of presidential electors
aimOfFaithlessVote to encourage a compromise Republican candidate
areaOfNotability U.S. constitutional law
election law
caseOutcomeForElectorDiscretion Supreme Court held states may bind electors
conflictWith Colorado Department of State
surface form: Colorado Secretary of State
constitutionalContext Electoral College
constitutionalProvisionInvoked Article II of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article II of the U.S. Constitution

Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
surface form: Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
electedAsElectorFor Hillary Clinton
electoralCollegeRole Colorado presidential elector in 2016
electoralVoteIntention attempted to vote for John Kasich for president in 2016
hasEthnicGroup Hispanic and Latino Americans
surface form: Hispanic Americans
involvedIn litigation over faithless electors
knownFor being a faithless elector
legalIssueInCase whether states can penalize or replace faithless electors
legalPrecedentResultingFromCase states may enforce elector pledges through removal or sanction
legalProceedingLevel Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: U.S. Supreme Court
mediaCoverage national U.S. media in 2016–2020
notableFor role in Colorado Department of State v. Baca
occupation presidential elector
opposedPracticeOf state penalties or replacement of faithless electors
participatedIn 2016 United States presidential election
partOf movement of 2016 faithless electors
partyAffiliationAtTime Democratic Party
positionHeld member of the United States Electoral College
relatedCase Chiafalo v. Washington
residence Colorado
roleInLitigation plaintiff
stateRepresentedInElectoralCollege Colorado
subjectOfCourtCase Colorado Department of State v. Baca
timePeriodOfNotability 2016–2020s

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