Faithless Elector (United States)

In the United States, a faithless elector refers to an elector who casts their vote for a candidate differing from which their state state voted for in the recent election. Many states have laws trying to prevent faithless electors, with consequences ranging from monetary fines to replacing the person selected to cast the vote entirely.

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How it Works
Every four years (leap year) on the first Tuesday of November, the United States holds a Presidential Election. About a month later, in December, citizens aged 18 and up are selected to cast their vote, one person for each electoral vote a state has (e.g. in California 55 people are selected for they have 55 electoral votes). Each elector, regardless of whether or not faithless electing is allowed, is expected to vote for the person the state elected. Most "faithless electors" are for somebody who had dropped out of the race, or somebody else altogether. Very rarely, if ever, is a "faithless elector" cast for the opposing party.