Arizona State Senator Proposes Bill to Bypass Popular Vote in Presidential Elections

The legislation, if passed, would allow the state legislature to appoint presidential electors, posing a significant threat to democratic processes.

Arizona State Senator Anthony Kern has proposed a bill that would allow the state legislature to appoint presidential electors, regardless of the popular vote.
The bill, known as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1014, would bypass the current system where the winner of the popular vote determines the state's electors.
If passed, the legislation would appear on the state's November ballots for voters to decide if it should be included in the state constitution.
Kern was involved in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona and was reportedly present at the Capitol Building during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee national press secretary Sam Paisley has described this as 'one of the gravest threats to democracy we’ve seen yet.'