Yes, this is encouraging but very confusing. Electors vs Electoral College. Someone please amplify.
The Repubs sent competing electors!
Electors are those who are voting in the Electoral College today. All 538 electors were selected by the voters on election day in accordance with state law mandating that voters select the electors. The legislature gave that power to the voters a century or more ago. These 'electors' appear to be the slate that would have voted for Trump had Trump won the state. They have no legitimacy - either from the voters or the state legislature. Their act is basically meaningless.
The electors are selected in the manner prescribed by the state legislatures - with no say by the Governor or SoS or any other official or judge (which is what rendered the elections in several states unconstitutional). The collective of the all the electors from all the states is the Electoral College. Today is the official day for the electors to vote in their individual states. The votes are counted in a joint session of Congress next month.
I’m confused too.
Are electors suppose to vote for who their state certified and these guys are not?
Either way I hope sh*t hits the fan and Americans wake up! (Very slim chance but still a chance)