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Recent Examples of electorNevada Attorney General Aaron Ford brought the charges two years ago against some of the top officials from the Nevada Republican Party, who were accused of falsely portraying themselves as Nevada's presidential electors.—Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2025 The senator came under scrutiny for his role in an attempt to deliver fake elector documents to Vice President Mike Pence.—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 12 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 See All Example Sentences for elector
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voter
Noun
In 2005, voters approved Referendum C to reset the cap on state spending, easing pressure on the state's budget for years.
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Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
Many states have laws that offer a buffer, or grace period, to voters to return mail ballots in case there are issues with the postal service, for example.