When Republican lawmakers in Arizona convened in December 2020 to forward an alternate slate of electors to Congress in a bid to overturn the election of Joe Biden, they were acting on the advice of a little known conservative constitutional scholar with ties to American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, and Federalist Society member.
The role played by Rob Natelson, a former University of Montana law professor and Federalist Society member who serves on ALEC's board of scholars, in guiding the development of the alternate electoral slate in Arizona has been previously reported, but has received little attention to date.
