South Dakota lawmakers want to prevent 'faithless electors' in future presidential elections
South Dakota lawmakers want to prevent 'faithless electors' in future presidential elections Joe Sneve, Sioux Falls Argus Leader PIERRE — Odds are slim that Gov. Kristi Noem, Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden or any other person picked to be a presidential elector for the state of South Dakota wouldn't vote with their party. But after a 2020 election cycle that had former President Donald Trump calling on state legislatures where President Joe Biden won the popular vote to defy their constituents and cast their elector votes for him anyway, lawmakers in South Dakota want to firm up ele...