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>>>Therefore his electors have been chosen as part of a fraud. I would think that all those electors would be disqualified.

I see the EC like a very temporary elected congress... they are representatives of the people for the distinct purposes of choosing a president. They were duly elected unless you can prove direct voter fraud.

This does bring up something else kind of interesting though... some states by law REQUIRE the electors to vote based on who won their state. This of course pretty much defeats the purpose of having the EC, and we may find out this year why thats not a good thing. Unless there are special circumstances written in for electors of these states, they could be in a real pickel.

Here's a question. What form does the requirement take?

I can think of three possibilities:
1. That they're so locked in that the state, in effect, votes for them.
2. That they vote, but there are legal sanctions against them if they vote in a 'wrong' fashion. (And I assume that the state wouldn't follow through on punishing them, in this sort of a situation. They certainly would have a good defense.
3. That they're 'required' to vote in accordance with the election results, but as a matter of fact, nothing stops them from doing what they please, in a situation analagous to jury nullification.