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Pennsylvania state code doesn’t say anything about so-called “faithless electors,” or electors who cast a vote for a candidate other than the one who won the state popular vote. There’s no federal or constitutional provision requiring electors to cast a vote for the winning party, either.
Some states have provisions permitting the disqualification and replacement of an elector whose vote deviates from the state's popular vote. There were no faithless electors in 2020.
Nov 11, 2020 · What about faithless electors? Faithless electors are those who buck their party and vote for someone other than their party’s chosen candidate.
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.
Dec 8, 2016 · These seven individuals join a small club of “faithless electors” in American history. Samuel Miles of Pennsylvania had the distinction of being the first, in 1796.
Jul 6, 2020 · Updated at 5:40 p.m. ET. The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously upheld laws across the country that remove or punish rogue Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the...
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Dec 14, 2020 · Faithless electors are those in the Electoral College who cast their votes in conflict with their state's voters. After a Supreme Court decision, that practice may soon be a thing of the past.
