I found [a similar question](https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/vop2cd/eli5_what_is_the_independent_state_legislature/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) about the theory from last month, however, the answer is unsatisfying. I would love to know, in layman’s terms, what it’s about and how it differs from how elections have been normally run in the United States.
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According to the Constitution, state legislators decide the rules of the elections. The question is how what the limits are.
So far, it’s been recognized that legislature means the legislature plus all of the other stuff that comes with it in our state democracies, such as the governor needing to sign laws and the state court determining whether those laws are in compliance with the state constitution.
The strong independent state legislature theory is that it is the legislature alone that decides, with no checks by the governor or the courts. If this theory prevails, then there’s no limit to gerrymandering and many voting restrictions, and theoretically even the legislature replacing electors with their chosen ones.
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