How does one get into the Electoral College?

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October 29, 2020, 03:44 PM

roarindan

How does one get into the Electoral College?

I saw todays news that Bill& Hillary, Andy Cuomo, and his Atty. General are electors in NY. No mention of any Republicans.

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October 29, 2020, 04:04 PM

chellim1

Your State decides how they are chosen so it will be somewhat different State to State. Here in MO, it all starts at the Congressional caucus level where we choose a slate at our Republican caucus. Then it goes to the State caucus. If the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, wins the State then the Republican slate of electors goes to the electoral college.
I haven't had the privilege myself but have several friends who have been electors.

I'm sure Bill & Hillary, Andy Cuomo, etc. are on the Democrat slate which in New York is nearly certain to win. When is the last time New York went for a Republican? I think it was 1984, Reagan.

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October 29, 2020, 06:55 PM

nhtagmember

tuition and the secret handshake in democratic states is easy

you must be crooked, and you must be Anti-American

in fact, the harder you work for another country to undermine us, the easier it is to get invited to the club

October 29, 2020, 08:04 PM

tatortodd

Secret handshakes, kneeling and bobbing, etc

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October 29, 2020, 08:24 PM

bobtheelf

There are republican electors and democrat electors. When you vote, you're selecting which electors the state appoints to vote.

I don't know how the parties choose their electors.

October 29, 2020, 08:42 PM

LS1 GTO

Pretty sure there is an application entry "fee" followed by, the acceptance "fee" (if you're selected) and a reoccurring annual "fee."

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October 29, 2020, 09:43 PM

wrightd

You misspelled "annual".

October 30, 2020, 07:07 AM

cne32507

A sizeable donation to the college trustees would help.

October 30, 2020, 07:15 AM

mark123

I thought you had to graduate from Electoral High School with 2.0 or higher GPA.

October 30, 2020, 07:56 AM

joel9507

First they check your capacitance for following directions. If it's not above a certain level, there will be considerable resistance to your application.

If it's tolerable, though, you may be in line for induction. If rejected, you can always appeal to the circuit court.

October 30, 2020, 08:07 AM

CQB60

Sadly the vast majority of electoral college delegates in NYS are either City Mayors or Union leaders.