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| ‘Faithless’ electors rejected or forced to vote along party line for Clinton | |
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| As Electoral College voting for the president is underway, electors tried to dodge the party line. Four Texas electors were replaced, a Maine elector announced wanting to vote for Senator Bernie Sanders, while a Minnesota elector was replaced. | |
| "I cast my vote for Bernie Sanders not out of spite, or malice, or anger, or as an act of civil disobedience. I mean no disrespect to our nominee," David Bright, a Maine Democratic elector, wrote in a statement posted on Facebook prior to casting his vote for Sanders during the Electoral College vote on Monday. | "I cast my vote for Bernie Sanders not out of spite, or malice, or anger, or as an act of civil disobedience. I mean no disrespect to our nominee," David Bright, a Maine Democratic elector, wrote in a statement posted on Facebook prior to casting his vote for Sanders during the Electoral College vote on Monday. |
| "I cast my vote to represent thousands of Democratic Maine voters — many less than a third my age — who came into Maine politics for the first time this year because of Bernie Sanders," he added. | "I cast my vote to represent thousands of Democratic Maine voters — many less than a third my age — who came into Maine politics for the first time this year because of Bernie Sanders," he added. |
| Bright's vote was ruled out of order by the Electoral College president, and he recast it for Clinton. | |
| Bright would have cast his vote for Clinton if it could have helped the Democratic nominee win the White House, he said, adding that he saw “no likelihood of 38 Republican electors defecting from their party and casting their ballots for Secretary Clinton.” | Bright would have cast his vote for Clinton if it could have helped the Democratic nominee win the White House, he said, adding that he saw “no likelihood of 38 Republican electors defecting from their party and casting their ballots for Secretary Clinton.” |
| In Maine, Clinton was expected to get three of the state's four electoral votes, with the other one going to Trump, who won the state's 2nd Congressional District. | In Maine, Clinton was expected to get three of the state's four electoral votes, with the other one going to Trump, who won the state's 2nd Congressional District. |
| Overall, 538 electors are gathering in statehouses nationwide to vote for president. There is no federal law that requires electors to vote according to the results in their states. However, 29 states prohibit “faithless” voting. | Overall, 538 electors are gathering in statehouses nationwide to vote for president. There is no federal law that requires electors to vote according to the results in their states. However, 29 states prohibit “faithless” voting. |
| Currently, 306 electors are pledged to Republican Donald Trump, and 232 are pledged to Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate. | Currently, 306 electors are pledged to Republican Donald Trump, and 232 are pledged to Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate. |
| In Minnesota, Muhammad Abdurrahman was declared a “faithless” elector. | In Minnesota, Muhammad Abdurrahman was declared a “faithless” elector. |
| The content of his vote was not discussed, and an alternate was substituted. Abdurrahman, however, was a Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Committee. | The content of his vote was not discussed, and an alternate was substituted. Abdurrahman, however, was a Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Committee. |
| Later Abdurrahman told reporters he voted for Sanders and Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii). | Later Abdurrahman told reporters he voted for Sanders and Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii). |
| A Texas elections official said four of the state’s presidential electiors will be replaced. | |
| The Texas Secretary of State spokeswoman Alicia Pierce told the AP three electors were disqualified for having federal government jobs. The fourth elector resigned after expressing concern about Trump’s presidential qualifications. | |
| There are 38 presidential electors in the state. |