If there is no resolution to the Florida election by December 18 (the date set for the Electoral College to meet), will Floridas voters be left out of the selection of the president?
The United States Code [Title 3, section 2] provides, “Whenever any State has held an election for the purpose of choosing electors, and has failed to make a choice on the day prescribed by law, the electors may be appointed on a subsequent day in such a manner as the legislature of such State may direct.” Under this provision, the Florida Legislature is authorized to enact a fall-back plan for the appointment of Florida’s electors if, for some reason, a definitive result from Election Day has not been established.
