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Bost and two presidential-elector nominees filed their original lawsuit in 2022 and alleged that Illinois' law that allowed ballots postmarked by, but received within two weeks of, the election to be counted violated federal law.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Their collective effort to ignore the election results and adopt slates of fake electors was an affront to American democracy.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
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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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Their collective effort to ignore the election results and adopt slates of fake electors was an affront to American democracy.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
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
Noun
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Senate Republicans are sharply divided over how to pursue the SAVE America Act voter ID and citizenship bill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Not long after San Francisco voters passed an empty homes tax in 2022, a coalition of real estate interests sued the city, and in October 2024, a Superior Court judge struck down the law.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elector. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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