Author: Carter Walker

Five Pennsylvania Republicans who served as alternate electors for Donald Trump in 2020 are back as presidential electors in the upcoming election. William “Bill” Bachenberg, Bernadette Comfort, Ash Khare, Patricia Poprik, and Andrew Reilly are on the list of electors submitted by the GOP. Despite controversy in 2020, they avoided legal consequences due to a caveat in their certificate. Three of the electors expressed willingness to repeat the process if legal disputes arise this year. Electors determine the outcome based on the popular vote, with this year’s winner’s electors meeting on Dec. 17. However, election experts argue against allowing past…