What is a “fake elector”?
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Electors are a holdover from the early days of the United States
Before telephones, the internet, TV news, etc elections were very much a local affair. Once an election was over it was the job of the appointed elector to ride on horseback to the Congress to report the results of the election in their area.
This is part of the basis of the Electoral College. You don’t technically vote for the President directly, but rather for the elector that in turn votes for the President on your behalf based on the results of that election.
Today the role still exists but it’s more ceremonial than anything.
During the last Federal Election a group of Republicans who were disatisfied with the results submitted fake paperwork claiming they were electors and attempted to go to Congress in their state to report a false result of the Presidential Election.
They were caught immediately and turned away, because it was absurd to think that this could work.
They are currently in court
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