elector

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Recent Examples on the Web Listen, Democrats have objected to slates of electors in every single election this century when a Republican president has won. NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024 One law Chemerinsky suggests would mandate that all states allocate their electors proportionally, so that all voters, regardless of their states’ partisan leanings, have a role in choosing the president. Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 Criminal charges have been filed against electors in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada by prosecutor’s offices led by Democrats, although a state judge in Nevada threw out an indictment against six GOP electors in June, saying the state chose the wrong venue for the case. Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024 Experts say that some of its provisions – including a requirement that states submit their electors by a certain date, or a mechanism for members of Congress to object to a presidential candidate on constitutional grounds – could lead to legal action. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for elector 

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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elector. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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