Peter B. Chiafalo
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Peter B. Chiafalo is an American presidential elector known for challenging state laws that bind Electoral College members to support their party’s nominee, leading to the U.S. Supreme Court case Chiafalo v. Washington.
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| instanceOf |
American presidential elector
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| activity |
advocacy related to the United States Electoral College
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| areaOfActivism |
electoral reform in the United States
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| constitutionalContext |
Article II of the United States Constitution
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Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| electoralCollegeRole |
member of the United States Electoral College
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| electoralSystemConcerned |
United States Electoral College
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| jurisdictionOfCase |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| knownAs |
faithless elector
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| legalCase |
Chiafalo v. Washington
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| legalDoctrineInvolved |
state power over presidential electors
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| legalIssue |
constitutionality of enforcing pledges of presidential electors
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whether states may penalize or replace faithless electors → |
| legalOutcomeRelatedTo |
upholding state authority to enforce elector pledges in Chiafalo v. Washington
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| notableFor |
challenging state laws that bind Electoral College members to support their party’s nominee
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role in the U.S. Supreme Court case Chiafalo v. Washington → |
| partyBindingLawChallenged |
Washington state law binding presidential electors to the state’s popular vote winner
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| positionHeld |
presidential elector
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| profession |
political activist
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| roleInHistory |
central figure in modern litigation over faithless electors
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| sideInCase |
petitioner in Chiafalo v. Washington
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| stateInvolved |
Washington
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| topicOf |
Chiafalo v. Washington decision on faithless electors
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Referenced by (1)
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Chiafalo v. Washington
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