Donald Trump Could Win California Popular Vote, Lose State's Electors
U.S. News & World Report ^ | Oct. 5, 2016 | Steven Nelson
Posted on 10/5/2016, 9:58:37 PM by notscj
Whether Donald Trump is entitled to California's 55 Electoral College votes would be called into question if Trump wins the state's popular vote, a Trump-supporting third party and election law experts are warning.
It's an unusual situation and everyone seems to agree there's a potential problem, but they disagree on the severity and likely resolution if Trump defies polls and wins the state.
Officials in California, the biggest prize in the Electoral College, which officially selects U.S. presidents, begin mailing absentee ballots this week, and the California secretary of state's office has not clarified what will happen if Trump does prevail.
The problem arises from the fact that Trump is nominated by both the Republican Party and the state branch of the American Independent Party, and the two parties did not agree on a joint slate of electors, Just two names overlap on lists submitted earlier this week, bringing the total number of Trump electors to 108.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-10-05/donald-trump-could-win-california-popular-vote-and-arguably-risk-losing-its-electors
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