President Trump gave Justice Amy Coney Barrett a seat on the highest court in the country while votes in his re-election race were being cast. He made it clear that he wanted her there as a tie-breaking vote, in case election issues made it to the Supreme Court.

And soon, Justice Barrett could start ruling on 2020 election cases. President-elect Biden has won the election, but Trump has already vowed to start prosecuting, trying to delegitimize Biden's win.

This is an obvious and enormous conflict of interest that's addressed by federal law: judges are required to recuse themselves from a case if their “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”

Justice Amy Coney Barrett therefore should not rule on cases related to the 2020 election. She was nominated by President Trump, a candidate in this race, just weeks ago -- and confirmed as part of a rushed, hyperpartisan process while the election was already underway.

And Barrett’s hasty confirmation was hurried precisely because Trump wants her to cast a vote if a dispute about the presidential election makes it to the Supreme Court. Trump has suggested time and time again that he will contest the election if Biden wins.

So it is reasonable to suspect that, according to Trump -- Barrett should repay his appointment by ruling in his favor. Barrett must acknowledge this conflict of interest by recusing herself from any 2020 election cases.

But during her confirmation process, Justice Barrett refused to commit to recusal. And with crucial election-related litigation likely to reach the Supreme Court in the coming weeks -- we must immediately ramp up the pressure and make sure she does what’s right for our democracy.

Barrett’s major conflicts of interest make it virtually impossible for her to judge any 2020 election case with the impartiality required by law. If she does not recuse herself from these cases, she’ll be fundamentally impugning the integrity of our Supreme Court.

Sign the petition: Justice Barrett cannot rule on 2020 election cases. Americans expect and deserve an impartial Supreme Court.