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ozymandius

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Sat Dec-04-04 11:44 PM
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4. That's a huge hypothetical.

Ohio is one of sixteen states that requires its electors to cast their ballot with the winner of the popular vote. State law, no less. So if the the "official" results were to be overturned then the electors would be required to vote for Kerry. The fly in the ointment is that no penalty exists for casting an elector's ballot for someone else. So a Republican elector can do whatever they want. The worst that can happen is that they are not invited back as an elector in future elections.

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