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No, this is the exact scenario described in the main article. If McMullin wins Utah and the EC is split, then the decision goes to the House. Any negotiation be
by acomar 10y ago
No, this is the exact scenario described in the main article. If McMullin wins Utah and the EC is split, then the decision goes to the House. Any negotiation being done will happen there and will hinge on the Senate's decision for the VP.
- edko 10y agoHe can negotiate before the EC meets. There is no obligation for his electors to vote for him.
- cookiecaper 10y agoSome states have unfaithful elector laws, which punish EC members who vote against the winner of the state's popular vote. According to random site from Google [0], Utah is one of those states. Not sure what the punishment would be. [0] http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/the-electoral-college.aspx#faithless http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/the-ele...
- edko 10y agoYou are right. "In Utah, a candidate who fails to vote as required is considered to have resigned, and a replacement is appointed."
- GunboatDiplomat 10y agoWikipedia does not show Utah as having laws against faithless electors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_elector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_elector