Thanks for this info . I can wait for the Kaby Lake if it doesn ' t take too long to come out . <| sep |> Moving the goal posts with it depends on what your definition of is is isn ' t particularly convincing . Ray v Blair is the closest thing we have to a decision on your points , and it leans heavily in favor of state requirements . Neither the twelth amendment nor the article cited prohibit state requirements for choosing pledged electors based on the popular vote , they just fail to enact uniform standards at the federal level thus leaving it to the states per the tenth amendment . Again , you are both living in a fantasy world where electors were picked years ago and found out their votes the morning after the election . The electors selected for Trump are vocal party loyalists that got to be electors specifically because they wanted to vote for Trump . The electors selected for Hillary are the same . You would need a 10 % swing to move the results , then you would need Congress to ratify that swing without a clear standard for any court to override their decision . Congress could simply choose not to count faithless votes . This isn ' t going to happen , any more than a recount of a small number of select districts electronic voting counts will change anything . Trump won . 2016 is over . You can start thinking about 2018 and 2020 , or you can completely sabotage your chances trying to get the rules changed after the fact .