Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

Worried About a Disputed Election? Steel Yourself

The same 1887 law that provides guidance is also regrettably ambiguous.

September 1, 2020 at 11:30 AM UTC

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

The vice president might matter.
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(Second of two columns.)

Suppose that on Nov. 3, and for weeks thereafter, no one knows whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden has won the presidential election.