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Bo Graham's avatar

Question. I watched live as Arizona GOP signed and submitted a second slate of electors for Trump in that state. Your article states there were no other electors submitted. This MessyNBC story says seven states attempted to send alternate electors for Trump. Pence did not allow them as legitimate, but, they were submitted.

https://youtu.be/gSvlXdAToD4

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Larry Schweikart's avatar

Correct. There is only one path to submit electors--a vote of the state legislature . . . NOT "Arizona GOP" senators (and it wasn't even all of them; same thing in MI and NV) . . . with a signed certificate by the governor, sent to the US Senate and Archivist and federal judge. Just having a bunch of guys from the legislature put up a "slate" of "electors" doesn't count for anything. Ok, it's like the Rams are playing the Bengals for the SB, but a group of dissident players outside the stadium plays its own game and has its own score. No one recognizes that because it didn't go through proper channels (I.e., the playoffs, the NFL, etc).

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