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71 electors changed their votes because the candidate to whom they were pledged died before the electoral ballot (in 1872 for president and 1912 for vice president). 1 elector chose to abstain from voting for any candidate (in 2000 for president and vice president).
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President ...
In the United States, a contingent election is used to elect the president or vice president if no candidate receives a majority of the whole number of electors appointed. A presidential contingent election is decided by a special vote of the United States House of Representatives, while a vice-presidential contingent election is decided by a vote of the United States Senate.
The first sentence of the 12th Amendment states “ (T)he Electors shall meet…, and vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state ...
President-elect Trump and other loyalists leaned on then-Vice President Pence to assert himself in the process. Many demanded that he accept alternative slates of electors from the states in question.
Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) prepare to read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint ...
An act to fix the day for the meeting of the electors of President and Vice-President, and to provide for and regulate the counting of the votes for President and Vice-President, and the decision of questions arising thereon. Enacted by: the 49th United States Congress: Effective: February 3, 1887; 137 years ago () Citations; Public law
The four faithless electors from Washington were each fined $1,000 for breaking their pledge. [64] Three of the electors appealed the fines, which were upheld by the Washington Supreme Court in May 2019 by an 8–1 vote. [65] [66] On October 7, 2019, the electors unsuccessfully appealed their case, Chiafalo v. Washington, to the U.S. Supreme Court.