Electoral College problem ignored

[pat_k]

5. I don't see anything in

... in state law that would enable the state to do anything about it. Could be that the Democratic Party has rules that enable substitution.

In any case, when Congress judges the legitimacy of the electoral votes on Jan 6, it's their duty to count and certify only those votes that have been cast pursuant to a lawfully conducted election, and in accord with state law governing the process.

Under the statute, electors file a pledge with the SOS. Any vote not cast in accord with that pledge cannot be considered legitimate. Congress would be obligated to toss it out. (But, who knows, perhaps, like Mikey in those old Life commercials, "they'll count anything." They were obligated to toss the Florida electors in 2001, when intervention by SCOTUS rendered that election incomplete and unlawful under Florida law.)