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Election Reform

Coleman

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7. When you go and cast your vote for Biden

Reply to llashram (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2020, 12:23 PM

Sep 2020

You are not voting for Biden. You are voting for a group of electors that have pledged to vote for Biden in the EC. Likewise, they will cast a separate vote for Harris as VP.

Concerning faithless electors. I think two Clinton electors actually voted for Stein. One of them was punished by the state. A federal suit resulted, with the court ruling the state has a right to punish a faithless elector.

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Electors of the Electoral College [View all] llashram Sep 2020 OP

'NATIONWIDE' is not the same as 'in each state.' elleng Sep 2020 #1

if you say so llashram Sep 2020 #3

'One person one vote' is counted within each state, elleng Sep 2020 #5

"... pledged to vote for the winner of the popular vote IN EACH STATE." Make7 Sep 2020 #2

so the popular vote in Alabama llashram Sep 2020 #4

Trump received the Electoral Votes of Alabama BECAUSE he won the popular vote (62%) in the state. nt Make7 Sep 2020 #6

oops sorry, my math was wrong llashram Sep 2020 #9

When you go and cast your vote for Biden Coleman Sep 2020 #7

one person, one vote llashram Sep 2020 #8