A Republican group of fake Georgia ‘electors’ met to vote for Trump — despite Biden’s win – By Alex Henderson (AlterNet) / Dec 14 2020
Because President-elect Joe Biden won the popular vote in Georgia, he is entitled to the state’s 16 votes in the Electoral College — and on Monday, 16 Democratic electors in the Peach State officially cast their votes for the former vice president. But while Georgia’s real electors were acknowledging Biden’s victory, a group of Republican fake “electors” were casting their “votes” for President Donald Trump.
After the real electors in Georgia cast their votes, the group applauded. And Democrat Stacey Abrams, the presiding officer, told the electors, “I’m pleased to announce that Joseph R. Biden has received 16 votes for president of the United States.”
Those votes, approved under the process put in place by Georgia’s legislatures and certified by top Republican officials in the state, will actually matter when Congress convenes on Jan. 6 to count the votes for the next president.
