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		wahern on Jan 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Joint Chiefs remind U.S. forces that they defend t... SCOTUS has said that electors can be punished for not voting according to the rules laid out by the state. I'm not sure to what extent the various remedies available have been settled; that is, what can be done procedurally after a faithless elector casts their vote. AFAIK so far the effect has always been that their vote was counted and certified.

bcrosby95 on Jan 13, 2021 | [–]

This is not correct. Several votes were changed in 2016. And SCOTUS upheld their ability to do so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_electors_in_the_2016...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiafalo_v._Washington (In particular, the Baca case was over replacing a faithless elector)

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