2004 Electors for
President and Vice President
of the United States
This information was compiled for the 2000 Presidential Election
and is subject to updating and/or changes for 2004.
"Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors..."
(U.S. Constitution: Article II, Section 1, clause 2)
STATE | chosen by | citation | on General Election ballot as |
Pledged by statute to support winning ticket? |
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ALABAMA | Political Party organization | Ala. Code 17-19-2(c) | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
ALASKA | Political Party organization | Ak. Statutes 15.30.020 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
ARIZONA | Political Party primary election | Ariz. Rev. Statutes 16-344 | named slate (at-large) | No |
ARKANSAS | Political Party state convention | Ark. Code 7-8-302(1) | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
CALIFORNIA | Political Party per statute | Calif. Elections Code 7100, 7300 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
COLORADO | Political Party state convention | Colo. Rev. Statutes 1-4-302 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
CONNECTICUT | Political Party state convention | Conn. Gen. Statutes 9-175 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Political Party central committee | D.C. Code 1-1312(d) | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes (oath or affirmation required when chosen) |
DELAWARE | Political Party state convention | Del. Code 15:3301 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
FLORIDA | Political Party central committee | Fla. Statutes 103.021 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
GEORGIA | Political Party organization | Ga. Official Code 21-2-130 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
HAWAII | Political Party state convention | Hi. Rev. Statutes 14-21 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
IDAHO | Political Party state convention | Ida. Code 34-707 | named slate (at-large) | No |
ILLINOIS | Political Party state convention | Ill. Compiled Statutes 10-5/21-1(a) | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
INDIANA | Political Party state convention | Ind. Code 3-8-4-2 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
IOWA | Political Party central committee | Code of Ia. 54.5 | unnamed slate (at-large) |
No |
KANSAS | Political Party central committee | Kan. Statutes 25-804 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
KENTUCKY | Political Party state convention | Ky. Rev. Statutes 118.325 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
LOUISIANA | Political Party organization | La. Rev. Statutes 18:1253[A] | named slate (at-large) | No |
MAINE | Political Party state convention | Me. Rev. Statutes T.21-A; 321.2[C] | unnamed (1 per congressional district/ 2 at-large) | Yes |
MARYLAND | Political Party organization | Code of Md.: Art.33(Elec.Code), 8-503 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
MASSACHUSETTS | Political Party central committee | Mass. Gen. Laws c. 53, 8 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
MICHIGAN | Political Party state convention | Mich. Compiled Laws 168.42 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
MINNESOTA | Political Party state convention | Minn. Statutes 208.03 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
MISSISSIPPI | Political Party state convention (nomination) / primary election (choice) | Miss. Code 23-15-771 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
MISSOURI | Political Party central committee | Mo. Rev. Statutes 115.399 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
MONTANA | Political Party organization | Mont. Code 13-25-101 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
NEBRASKA | Political Party state convention | Neb. Rev. Statutes 32-710 | unnamed (1 per congressional district/ 2 at-large slate) | No |
NEVADA | Political Party state convention | Nev. Rev. Statutes 298.020 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | Political Party state convention | N.H. Rev. Statutes c. 655, 54 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
NEW JERSEY | Political Party state convention or central committee (conflicting statutes) | N.J. Rev. Statutes 19:13-2 conflicts with 19:13-15 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
NEW MEXICO | Political Party state convention | N.M. Statutes 1-15-3 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes (failure to do so: subject to criminal prosecution) |
NEW YORK | Political Party central committee | N.Y. Election Law 6-102 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
NORTH CAROLINA | Political Party state convention | Gen. Statutes of N.C. 163-1 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes (failure to do so: subject to fine) |
NORTH DAKOTA | Political Party state convention | N.D. Century Code 16.1-03-14 | named slate (at-large) | No |
OHIO | Political Party state convention | Ohio Rev. Code 3513.11 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
OKLAHOMA | Political Party state convention | Okla. Statutes 26-10-101 | named slate (at-large) | Yes (oath required: violation subject to fine) |
OREGON | Political Party organization | Ore. Rev. Statutes 248.355 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes (must sign pledge upon being chosen) |
PENNSYLVANIA | Political Party presidential nominee | Pa. Consolidated Statutes 25*2878 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
RHODE ISLAND | Political Party state convention | Gen. Laws of R.I. 17-12-13 | named slate (at-large) | No |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Political Party central committee | Code of Laws of S.C. 7-9-90 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes (declaration of intent required: violators subject to criminal prosecution) |
SOUTH DAKOTA | Political Party state convention | S.D. Codified Laws 12-5-21 | named slate (at-large) | No |
TENNESSEE | Political Party organization | Tenn. Code 2-13-203 | named individually | Yes (but 'free agent' if either- or both- candidates on winning ticket are deceased at the time Electors meet) |
TEXAS | Political Party organization | Tex. Election Code 192.003 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
UTAH | Political Party organization | Utah Code 20A-13-301 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes (failure to do so: automatic resignation of Elector and replacement by vote of remaining Electors) |
VERMONT | Political Party state convention | Vt. Statutes 17-2319, 17-2721 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
VIRGINIA | Political Party state convention | Code of Va. 24.2-508 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
WASHINGTON | Political Party organization | Rev. Code of Wash. 29.71.020 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes (failure to do so: subject to fine) |
WEST VIRGINIA | Political Party state convention | W.Va. Code 3-5-21 | unnamed slate (at-large) | No |
WISCONSIN | Political Party state legislative candidates and state officers | Wis. Statutes 8.18 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes (unless candidate is deceased) |
WYOMING | Political Party state convention | Wyo. Statutes 22-19-102 | unnamed slate (at-large) | Yes |
Place and Time of Meeting on December 13, 2004 May Electors Defect? THE "FAITHLESS SEVEN" - Presidential Electors who have defected in the past |
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