Look.Security regulations forbid putting classified information on a device connected to the Internet - for the very good reason that it is impossible to know that such data will not be compromised.
These voting machines (they’re supposed to be vote counting machines, but . . .) are connected to the Internet and therefore any data on them are intrinsically suspect. And “the Russians” - indeed, intelligence agents of very many foreign stripe - have plenty of motive to mess with them.
That alone makes so-called “vote tallies” from such machines not merely suspect but outright dubious. On that basis alone the state legislatures have the duty to appoint Electors not pledged to the winning candidate, and arguably also of the second-place candidate as well.
It would seem prudent for Republican legislators to appoint Electors pledged to vote for Pence for POTUS and Trump for VP.
And let the House of Representatives sort it out.
Thanks for the ping, c_I_c. Thanks for your posts, Matt. BTTT!