attempted to vote for John Kasich for president in 2016
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Attempted to vote for John Kasich for president in 2016 is the intended but disallowed 2016 U.S. Electoral College presidential vote cast by Colorado faithless elector Michael Baca.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disallowed electoral vote
ⓘ
faithless elector attempt ⓘ intended electoral vote ⓘ |
| candidateIntended | John Kasich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvoked |
Article II of the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | part of coordinated effort by some electors to block Donald Trump from presidency ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 2016-12-19 ⓘ |
| election | 2016 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| elector | Michael Baca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralCollege | United States Electoral College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralVoteType | presidential vote (not vice-presidential) ⓘ |
| electorFaithlessIntent | true ⓘ |
| electorHomeState | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorName | Michael Baca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorRemovalAuthority | Colorado Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorRemoved | true ⓘ |
| electorReplacement | alternate Colorado elector ⓘ |
| electorRole | Democratic elector pledged to Hillary Clinton ⓘ |
| governmentBody | Colorado presidential electors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | encourage Republican electors to defect from Donald Trump ⓘ |
| intendedTicketRunningMate | John Kasich had no formal running mate in this electoral vote attempt ⓘ |
| legalIssue | constitutionality of binding presidential electors ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | Baca v. Colorado Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDescription | faithless elector attempt in Colorado ⓘ |
| notableFor | testing limits of state power over Electoral College electors ⓘ |
| opposedCandidate | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | disallowed ⓘ |
| partyOfElector | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinnerInState | Hillary Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionVotedFor | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDisallowance | violation of Colorado state law requiring electors to vote for statewide popular vote winner ⓘ |
| relatedSupremeCourtCase | Chiafalo v. Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | faithless electors in the 2016 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| replacementElectorVoteFor | Hillary Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateLawInvoked | Colorado law binding electors to statewide popular vote winner ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsequentJudicialOutcome | Tenth Circuit initially ruled in favor of elector autonomy in Baca v. Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfFaithlessAction | presidential vote cast for candidate not on state ballot ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
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