A bill that seeks to prevent “faithless electors” among California’s electoral college members during presidential elections has passed unanimously in both houses of the state legislature and now awaits Governor Gavin Newsom’s final decision.
A faithless elector is someone who does not vote for the candidate they had pledged to vote for as a member of the electoral college.
Authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa), Senate Bill 103 would require that electors pledge their votes to the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates. Electors who fail to vote for the winning candidates must vacate their position, have their vote voided, and be replaced by an alternate….