Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

If they held an election and nobody showed up to vote?

Zero votes for any candidate. What then?

Mikeyavelli

I always tell Democrats that they won't have to wait at all if they vote in the special Democrat only courtesy day on Wednesday. Just come to the polling place the next day. Easy.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

Because of the way the system is set up, the electoral college would vote the way they "feel" their state would vote. Historically the vote would be cast in favor of the incumbent when voter turn out has been low. So, it all depends on the frame of mind of that Elector. And also depends on absentee ballots (and also on the dead, visitors that freshly crawled across the border, and how many times in different states they voted) on how they cast their ballots.

As a reminder of how these individual secure the job. It is actually a two phase process. The first part of the process is controlled by the political parties in each state and varies from state to state. Generally, the parties either nominate slates of potential Electors at their state party conventions or they chose them by a vote of the party's central committee. This happens in each state for each party by whatever rules the state party and (sometimes) the national party have for the process. This first part of the process results in each Presidential candidate having their own unique slate of potential Electors.

Political parties often choose Electors for the slate to recognize their service and dedication to that political party. They may be state elected officials, state party leaders, or people in the state who have a personal or political affiliation with their party's Presidential candidate.

The second part of the process happens on Election Day. When the voters in each state cast votes for the Presidential candidate of their choice they are voting to select their state's Electors. The potential Electors' names may or may not appear on the ballot below the name of the Presidential candidates, depending on election procedures and ballot formats in each state.

The winning Presidential candidate's slate of potential Electors are appointed as the state's Electors—except in Nebraska and Maine, which have proportional distribution of the Electors. In Nebraska and Maine, the state winner receives two Electors and the winner of each congressional district (who may be the same as the overall winner or a different candidate) receives one Elector. This system permits the Electors from Nebraska and Maine to be awarded to more than one candidate.

So, folks if you need a reason to vote in minor elections.... this ought to do it!