WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Seattle Times newspaper reported Monday that three electors instead cast votes for Republican former secretary of state Colin Powell, while another elector voted for a Native American elder when the 12-member Washington delegation met in the state capital, Olympia.
19 December 2016, 20:49 GMT
Under Washington law, an elector can be fined $1,000 for declining to vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in the state.
The protest does nothing to alter Trump’s path to victory in the November 8 election, with 306 electoral votes.
All 538 Electoral College members met Monday in their respective state capitals to cast ballots for the next president. A minimum of 270 electoral votes are needed to win the US presidency.
