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Recent Examples of elector
The president is elected through a state elector system, and while the number of electors is set, the way those electors are chosen is largely up to the state and political parties.
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The president is elected through a state elector system, and while the number of electors is set, the way those electors are chosen is largely up to the state and political party.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
In Nebraska and Maine, elector votes are based on congressional district and statewide results.
—Jenna Sundel
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Sadman faces the same three charges as Hassan, plus two counts of election law — unqualified elector attempting to vote, a felony with a maximum four years sentence and/or $2,000 fine.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2021
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The president is elected through a state elector system, and while the number of electors is set, the way those electors are chosen is largely up to the state and political party.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
In Nebraska and Maine, elector votes are based on congressional district and statewide results.
—Jenna Sundel
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Sadman faces the same three charges as Hassan, plus two counts of election law — unqualified elector attempting to vote, a felony with a maximum four years sentence and/or $2,000 fine.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elector
voter
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Critics decried the move as another attempt by Republican election deniers to disenfranchise voters.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Among some fraction of liberal voters, however, any concession to the technology’s utility is increasingly regarded as gauche, at best—and, at worst, a sign of reactionary corporate centrism.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elector. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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