Bush is my man. D.C. Florida, which submitted this certificate on November 26, was the third state to appoint its electors. The certificate must be at the Archives by December 18, the day the electors meet in their respective state houses. After the electors vote, the governor mails a Certificate of Vote to the Archives. Florida law requires an oath from its electors to support the candidate to whom they are pledged.
Some states have laws that void such a vote and immediately replace the elector.
Others, such as California, fine or imprison faithless electors without voiding their votes. A majority of both chambers can reject any vote they find improper. If Republicans wanted to reject a faithless elector, they could do so without any Democratic support in the House. But in the Senate, if all 50 Senate Republicans voted to reject the vote, Al Gore would get to cast the deciding vote. I will not accept the support of any elector pledged to Gov. Bush.