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Mr Blues electors, knowing he lost, still cast their votes to him....They don't like Mr Red and don't care. How can the election be certified?You misstate the what would happen:
Under no scenario does the losing party get to select "alternate" electors and and send them to Congress, bypassing State Executive Authority, claiming to be the "official" EC certification.
- Election held.
- Mr. Blue appears to win.
- Mr. Red challenges the election and there is a recount and possibly court action.
- Final determination is that Mr. Red won the election.
- Mr. Red's Electors from the party (who the people are really voting for) meet in the capital and cast their votes.
- The Executive Authority certifies the EC votes and sends the certification to the National Archivist and the President of the Senate.
- Congress, sitting in joint session, then count the certificates from the States Executive Authority.
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