TODAY IS A BIG DAY AT STATE
CAPITOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY -
538 ELECTORS WILL CAST THEIR
BALLOT FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT
AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.HERE IN TEXAS
THAT VOTE HAPPENS AT OUR STATE
CAPITOL THIS AFTERNOON.KATE
WEIDAW IS LIVE THERE WITH HOW
THE PROCESS WORKS.THIS
AFTERNOON AT 2P.M. 38
REPUBLICAN ELECTORS WILL MEET
IN THE HOUSE CHAMBER AND WILL
EACH WRITE DOWN ON A PIECE OF
PAPER WHICH CANDDIATE THEY
WANT FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT, PUT IT IN AN
ENVELOPE,AND IT WILL BE SENT
TO WASHINGTON D.C. WHERE ON
JANUARY 6TH THE HOUSE AND
SENATE WILL MEET TO COUNT THE
VOTES FROM EACH STATE.THESE
ELECTORS ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE
CHOSEN BY THEIR POLITICAL
PARTY.THE REASON THERE ARE 38
ELECTORS FOR TEXAS IS BECAUSE
EACH STATE IS ALLOWED TO HAVE
THE SAME NUMBER AS THE
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS.
AND BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP WON
THE STATE ONLY REPUBLICAN
ELECTORS WILL BE AT THE STATE
CAPITOL TODAY TO VOTE.THE BIG
QUESTION - DO THESE ELECTORS
HAVE TO VOTE FOR TRUMP.THE
ANSWER IS NO.THERE'S NOTHING
IN THE CONSTITUTION OR FEDERAL
LAW THAT REQUIRES THEM TO DO
SO.IN FACT, HERE IN TEXAS
CHIRS SUPRUN, A DALLAS
PARAMEDICA ANNOUNCED EARLIER
THIS MONTH HE WILL NOT VOTE
FOR TRUMP.AN ELECTOR FROM
DAYTON SAID HE PLANS TO RESIGN
AT TODAY'S MEETING BECUASE HE
CAN'T VOTE FOR TRUMP.STILL,
TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO HOLD THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE HERE IN
TEXAS.THERE ARE SEVERAL
PROTESTS PLANNED FOR THIS
MORNING HERE AT THE STATE
CAPITOL.COMING UP IN 30
MINUTES WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT
THE PETITION BEING DELIVERED
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
SALLY, BACK TO YOU.WE MADE
THIS MAP
TO SHOW YOU THE STATE'S THAT
TRY TO KEEP THEIR ELECTORS
FROM VOTING ON ANOTHER
CANDIDATE.THE STATES YOU SEE
IN RED HAVE LAWS THAT
DISCOURAGE ELECTORS FROM GOING
ROGUE.BUT ELECTORS IN TEXAS,
AND THE OTHERS YOU SEE IN THE
COLOR GREEN, CAN CHANGE THEIR
VOTE.THIS COULD CHANGE WHEN
STATE LAWMAKERS COME BACK IN
JANUARY.DURING THE UPCOMING
SESSION THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK
INTO A BILL THAT WOULD FINE
ELECTORFI-THOUSD LLS
IF THEGOGASTOTS.
HERE'S A LOOK ATHAHAE
ES N OTR
CANDIDATE SIS DOND UM
OHILLARY CLINTON.IF LEFT
UNDECIDED, THE VOTE WOULD GO
TO MEMBERS OF THE U-S HOUSE.
THE WINNER WOULD NEED 26 OR
MORE STATES BACKING THEM.THE
VOTE COULD GO TO TRUMP, SINCE
THE G-O-P CURRENTLY HOLDS
