Continuing our series on the Electoral College: Did you know? “Since the Electoral College’s founding, there have been 167 cases of “faithless electors,” or electors voting for someone other than their party’s candidate… Of the 167 faithless electors in United States history, 71 changed their votes because of the death of their candidate, 3 abstained, and 93 opted to vote differently for personal reasons… Though some states have laws mandating that electors vote as promised, no “faithless elector” has ever been severely prosecuted” (see https://www.factretriever.com/electoral-college-facts).