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To: ZOOB who wrote (14946)11/12/2000 11:37:46 AM
From: IngotWeTrust  Respond to of 65232
 
Each state's electoral college rep does not have to vote as a block to represent their given state. however, history does NOT record very many who have "jumped the traces" and voted differently than they are directed to do.

Only the most loyal of the loyal of the individual state politicos ever get appointed to be the electoral college reps' "post." For a rep to not complete their directive assignment would be local political suicide.

hit dogpile.com and type in keywords: electoral +college and catch up on your highschool civics<grin>...still as dry as it was 40 years ago, but maybe a tad more interesting considering the current skullduggery occuring.



To: ZOOB who wrote (14946)11/12/2000 11:48:32 AM
From: abstract  Respond to of 65232
 
vis a vis electoral college voting, my marginally informed opinion is that some states mandate that the EC delegate vote in accord with the state's voters (at least on the first round) and that some states let their delegate vote his or her conscience.


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