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Oct 21, 2020 · American history has seen a handful of faithless electors—156 by one count —who vote for someone other than that candidate. Faithless electors have never changed an election outcome. But...
Dec 8, 2016 · Since 1900, there have been only 16 faithless electors who defected for individual reasons, including the seven from Monday. Here’s a rundown of who those 16 are and why they voted the way they...
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,...
Faithless electors in the 2016 United States presidential election - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Background. Number of intended faithless electors. Public outreach to electors. Legal counsel and advocacy. Litigation prior to the vote. Recorded faithless electors. Validated. Invalidated. Recipients of votes. Legal challenges. See also. Notes.
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...
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....
Jul 6, 2020 · States May Curb ‘Faithless Electors,’ Supreme Court Rules. The court said states may require members of the Electoral College to vote for the presidential candidates they had promised to...
