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Can we also talk about how the members of the electoral college do not have to vote how the people they represent vote? For example, if one county votes Republican, the member of the electoral college representing that county can LEGALLY vote Democrat instead, and that will count in the presidential election. The only repercussions that member will face is a hefty fine. So in America, you vote can actually not count at all. While it has never been obviously exploited to alter the course of an election, it is a major loophole in the electoral college system in the US