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SD Electors Meet Monday to Cast Their Ballots for President

SD Electors Meet Monday to Cast Their Ballots for President

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Electors from all fifty states will meet on Monday to officially cast their votes for President and Vice President.
The three electors from South Dakota are Governor Dennis Daugaard, Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels, and Senator John Thune. Michels has a family obligation on Monday, so state Republican Party Chair Pam Roberts has been appointed to replace him. She says she will vote for the winner of the state’s balloting……

Roberts says it’s not the first time she has been asked to sit in for an elector…..

Roberts says she has been getting some feedback on the voting….

Congress will meet on January 6th, and count the electoral votes, and certify the results.

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