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In the United States Electoral College, a faithless elector is an elector who does not vote for the candidates for U.S. President and U.S. Vice President for whom the elector had pledged to vote, and instead votes for another person for one or both offices or abstains from voting.
Faithless electors most often vote for a candidate who is not on the ballot rather than the opposing party's nominee. The sole instance in which a faithless elector voted for the opposing party's nominee occurred in 1796.
Jul 6, 2020 · By Pete Williams. WASHINGTON — The 538 people who cast the actual votes for president in December as part of the Electoral College are not free agents and must vote as the laws of their states...
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Dec 13, 2020 · Historically, electors have overwhelmingly voted for the candidate who wins the popular vote in their state – but they can stray. If they do, they’re called faithless electors. How common are...
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Oct 21, 2020 · How could faithless electors disrupt the 2020 presidential election? This article explains the legal and historical context, the potential scenarios, and the possible outcomes of electors voting for someone other than their pledged candidate.
Jul 6, 2020 · Thirty-two states have some sort of faithless elector law, but only 15 of those remove, penalize or simply cancel the votes of the errant electors. The 15 are Michigan, Colorado, Utah, Arizona,...
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Jul 14, 2020 · On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states have the power to require presidential electors to vote for their party’s candidate for president.
