AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Democratic Maine elector’s vote for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders ruled improper; he switches vote to Hillary Clinton https://twitter.com/joshledermanAP/status/810930933574549506 …
7 Democrats refused to vote for Clinton. 3 were replaced because they are in elector-bound states, 4, in Washington state, voted for others. Clinton will not get even 232. She will get only 228 ev
Posted on | December 19, 2016 | 2 Comments
Maine Democratic elector David Bright chose to cast his ballot for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who lost to Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary.
“I cast my vote for Bernie Sanders not out of spite, or malice, or anger, or as an act of civil disobedience,” Bright said in a statement. “I mean no disrespect to our nominee. 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.”
Maine is one of 29 states plus the District of Columbia that require its electors to cast their ballots for the person the elector is tied to ― in this case Clinton. Bright could face a fine for his actions, but no elector has been penalized in the past.
When Bright cast the Sanders vote Monday, it was ruled out of order. He then voted for Clinton instead.
One of Minnesota’s 10 electors, who was slated to vote for Clinton, refused to vote Monday, and was reportedly dismissed and replaced with an alternate.
A Colorado elector was similarly replaced:
In Washington state, four electors broke ranks, voting for former Secretary of State Colin Powell and for Faith Spotted Eagle, a Native American environmental activist.
Chris Suprun, a Rep
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December 19th, 2016 @ 2:12 pm
Boy, that muslim voter is cause for pause, when it comes to allowing this guy and others like him to go through the process, in the first place!
December 19th, 2016 @ 2:12 pm
Haha!