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28. So what happens if an elector votes "against" her state's choice?

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 06:14 PM

Jul 2020

Is the vote automatically changed to the "correct" one? Or does the vote stand, and the elector will be punished or pardoned as the winner chooses?

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I thought they didn't want to touch elections with a ten foot pole /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #1

Copy of the Court's 9-0 opinion (.pdf).... PoliticAverse Jul 2020 #2

States have a lot of leeway in handling their electors. Kaleva Jul 2020 #3

"States May Require" jayfish Jul 2020 #4

No, but there are state laws with penalties nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #8

If the penalty is financial, then elected offices are up for auction lindysalsagal Jul 2020 #14

They either do, or they don't. not_the_one Jul 2020 #9

The "electoral college" doesn't say anything FBaggins Jul 2020 #12

Precisely. Igel Jul 2020 #27

... There has until now been no such stipulation, Ghost Dog Jul 2020 #6

Thank you Ghost Dog Jul 2020 #30

That's my point - the CT doesn't take that fact into consideration Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #19

My hope is AC_Mem Jul 2020 #25

The only reason he wants to win is to avoid jail and the label of "loser" nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #26

This is good for us. BGBD Jul 2020 #11

It goes beyond that BGBD Jul 2020 #15

It does not appear to do so FBaggins Jul 2020 #18

It does BGBD Jul 2020 #20

Nope FBaggins Jul 2020 #22

Wrong BGBD Jul 2020 #24

Hamilton and Madison BGBD Jul 2020 #21

So what happens if an elector votes "against" her state's choice? JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #28

This Wikipedia page has an excellent list of all past faithless electors... PoliticAverse Jul 2020 #29