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Originally posted by pan6467
Also, the electoral voters do not have to vote for the person the state elected.
Each electoral voter can choose whom to vote for, but that I don't think has ever happened (in modern day elections) because each party selects a slate of "electoral" delegates, who in turn vow to vote for the candidate of the party they represent.
So in essence when you vote for president you actually vote for the party's delegates to represent your vote.
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I think that varies from state to state as well... "Technically, in 25 states, an elector may vote as he or she wishes, and such votes have usually been validated by the federal congress."
http://members.fortunecity.com/vjs1/electoral_coll.htm