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Georgia GOP electors: We'll vote Trump
Despite many appeals from opposition, little drama is expected for Monday vote
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium Saturday in Mobile, Ala. Georgia Republicans chosen to cast the state's electoral votes expect little drama when they convene Monday despite receiving thousands of emails, letters and other appeals to oppose Donald Trump in an effort to deny him the presidency. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Georgia Republicans chosen to cast the state's electoral votes expect little drama when they convene Monday despite receiving thousands of emails, letters and other appeals to oppose Donald Trump in an effort to deny him the presidency.Trump won Georgia's popular vote in November, allowing the Republican slate of electors to formally determine who receives the state's 16 electoral votes. Georgia law doesn't require electors chosen by state parties to back their party's candidate, but the group is made up of longtime GOP officials and volunteers.Nearly all have publicly said they will honor Georgia voters' choice, and party officials say they expect no dissent when the electors cast their ballots at the state Capitol in Atlanta on Monday."We've talked to each other on the phone, e-mail, Facebook," said Kirk Shook, an elector and secretary of the Georgia Republican Party. "All of us are in the same boat: We're still voting for Donald Trump."In the meantime, electors told The Associated Press they've received thousands of emails a day, and a smaller number of letters at their home or work.
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