2 Colorado Electors Sue In Last-Ditch Effort To Prevent Trump Presidency
DENVER (CBS4) - Two presidential electors in Colorado are suing the state and federal court as part of a last-ditch effort to try to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president.
The lawsuit claims that a state law requiring electors to support the winner of the popular vote is unconstitutional, arguing electors should be able to vote their conscience. The goal is to call into question similar laws in other states and convince 37 Republican electors to vote for someone other than Trump. That would keep Trump from reaching the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House and send the decision instead to the House of Representatives.
"I'm really motivated by making sure that Mr. Trump does not become president because I see him as a real danger to our democracy and to our country," said Polly Baca, one of the two Colorado electors involved.
Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams released a statement calling the lawsuit an "arrogant attempt by two faithless electors to elevate their personal desires over the entire will of the people of Colorado to conspire with electors from other states to elect a president who did not receive a single vote in November."
A hearing could take place as early as Friday.
Members of the Electoral College nationwide are set to vote on Monday. The lawsuit requests a temporary restraining order preventing Colorado from enforcing its law.
