a Faithless electorsa in Washington face $1,000 fines

Democratic electors Phillip Tyler, left, and Esther John fill out their ballots with ceremonial plastic “quill” pens during a meeting of Washington state’s Electoral College Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. For the first time in four decades, members of the Electoral College in Washington state broke from the state’s popular vote for president, with four electors casting their votes for candidates other than Democrat Hillary Clinton.