For example, in Colorado (my home state), all the electoral members must vote for the candidate who got the majority of the votes within that state. It's law.

what would happen to one who did not follow it?

In Maryland, the electoral college must vote in the same ratio that the voters of that state did - for example, if 60% of the vote is for one candidate, 2 of the 3 electoral votes will go for that candidate. That's how the state has determined it will go.

how do they do that? I mean, there are more than one vote, but it cannot always add up

I think the thing that is getting confused here is that you seem to think that the electoral candidates just cast whatever vote they please. This does not happen - in fact, it has never happened. Even if it's not law in all states, it's custom which goes deeper than law. If a member of the electoral college did this, he would probably be lynched.

interesting. Though the "deeper than law" makes me thing you have read WoT recently
Are you absolutely sure it has never happened? How do you know?

So, yes, while there is the slight possibility that an electoral vote which is contrary to the will of the people might be cast, it has never, ever happened so your point is invalid anyway.

again this contrary to the will of the people. The Bush-vote WAS contrary to the will of the people. So THAT has happened at any rate. Not the people of a particular state, perhaps, but the people of America.


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