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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
Only 16 states plus DC do not punish faithless electors. All the other States threaten Jail time and some fine 1000 dollars a day till they honour their pledge.
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Is their any guarantee that they would enforce the law? Serious question, because I don't know. If it is a state law, could a governor just pardon them immediately after?
I know it would probably be political suicide in a democracy, but if it gets to that point, democratic norms will kind of be out the window anyway.