On February 7, the Montana Senate passed SB 194. It provides that parties, and the campaigns of independent candidates, must submit the names of two candidates for presidential elector for each available seat. One is the elector and one is the alternate. If that party or campaign carries the state, and one of the presidential electors votes for someone for either president or vice-president other than the person expected, then that elector is deemed to have resigned and the alternate assumes the role and cast a vote.
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Edited By Richard Winger
Is the bill named the *Robot Prez Elector Act of 2011* ???
Abolish the E.C.
P.R. and App.V.
Who cares that much about Faithless electors, in fact I don’t believe any electors should be pledged I believe they are to vote with the people and not to a candidate.
This seems unnecessary to me. As Richard pointed out in an earlier thread about this legislation there have only been 11 “faithless” electors regarding the presidential (as opposed to vice presidential) election in the history of the nation. This seems to be a solution in search of a problem.
It’s amazing why we let some outside group determine what legislation is passed in Montana. Why don’t the Dems and Repubs trust the electors they nominate.
# 4 Perhaps too many Elephant/Donkey spy-agents in the Donkey/Elephant gangs respectively — who show up especially in E.C. gerrymander elections – to cause chaos ???