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Four Democratic Electors in US State of Washington Reject Clinton in Voting
Four Democratic Electors in US State of Washington Reject Clinton in Voting
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Four Democratic electors in the US state of Washington rejected their party’s 2016 presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, during voting in the Electoral... 19.12.2016, Sputnik International
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Four Democratic Electors in US State of Washington Reject Clinton in Voting
22:23 GMT 19.12.2016 (Updated: 11:26 GMT 06.08.2022) Four Democratic electors in the US state of Washington rejected their party’s 2016 presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, during voting in the Electoral College, local media reported.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Seattle Times newspaper reported Monday that three electors instead cast votes for Republican former secretary of state Colin Powell, while another elector voted for a Native American elder when the 12-member Washington delegation met in the state capital, Olympia.
19 December 2016, 20:49 GMT
Under Washington law, an elector can be fined $1,000 for declining to vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in the state.
The protest does nothing to alter Trump’s path to victory in the November 8 election, with 306 electoral votes.
All 538 Electoral College members met Monday in their respective state capitals to cast ballots for the next president. A minimum of 270 electoral votes are needed to win the US presidency.