Elections Attorney David Shestokas: State
Legislatures Have Plenary Power Over Elections
– House and Senate May Decertify With Joint
Resolution
Posted By: Come And Take It, 7/21/2021 12:13:31 AM
The U.S. Constitution grants plenary power to the State Legislature to oversee elections and choose or withdraw their state’s electors. Attorney David Shestokas, Hearing Officer for the Chicago Board of Elections was a member of President Trump’s legal team. He is an elections and constitutional expert with over 30 years of experience and multiple books published.
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Interesting take by an actual elections lawyer, who states that USC Article II Section I does in fact give the State legislatures power to recall a slate of electors.