In the United States was fined a thousand dollars four electors who refused to vote for former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, RIA Novosti reported.
As it became known, “faithless electors” have to pay the fine within 60 days, otherwise the Agency will go to court.
By law, the electors sign a pledge to vote for a party candidate. Washington delegates to the Board of 12 people, however for a Democrat was filed just eight votes.
During the vote of the electoral College includes 538 people, broke the rules just seven. This is a record since 1836. Then his decision to change 23 members of the Board.
the four offenders were represented by Washington, where the victory went to Clinton. Three of them voted for former Secretary of state Colin Powell, and the fourth an Indian elder by the name African eagle of Faith. Clinton lost another vote in the state of Hawaii, where the representative expressed a preference for Bernie Sanders.
As reported earlier, Hillary Clinton in the General election beat Republican Donald trump nearly three million votes.
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