New York Bill to Replace “Disobedient” Presidential Electors

New York State Senator James Skoufis (D-Newburgh) has introduced SB 438, which would provide that if a presidential elector “disobeys”, he or she is deemed to have resigned, and is replaced on the spot. The bill is not worded very clearly, because it talks about the presidential nominee of the party, but doesn’t specify whether it is the national party nominee or the state party nominee. Once in a while a rift in a political party results in a state party having a presidential nominee different than the national convention nominee.

The identical bill in the Assembly, AB 928, is introduced by Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-Newburgh).


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New York Bill to Replace “Disobedient” Presidential Electors — 2 Comments

  1. There ought to be no legal requirement to the state for an elector to vote according to any pledge made.

    It should be up to each party to determine whether or or not to require any pledge from any elector, and each party should determine according to it own rules any remedy for an elector who violates his pledge.

  2. MAJOR ANTI-DEMOCRACY FELON >>> IMMEDIATE TRIAL


    ABOLISH THE EC
    —-
    UNIFORM DEFINITION OF ELECTOR AT LEAST FOR FED/USA ELECTIONS
    PR
    APPV
    TOTSOP

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