▁write - in ▁votes ▁must ▁submit ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁elect ors , ▁who ▁p ledge ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁their ▁candidate ▁and ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁running ▁mate . ▁Who ever ▁wins ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁awarded ▁all ▁ 2 0 ▁elect oral ▁votes . ▁Their ▁chosen ▁elect ors ▁then ▁vote ▁for ▁president ▁and ▁vice ▁president . ▁Although ▁elect ors ▁are ▁p led ged ▁to ▁their ▁candidate ▁and ▁running ▁mate , ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁them . ▁An ▁elect or ▁who ▁votes ▁for ▁someone ▁other ▁than ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁candidate ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁faith less ▁elect or . ▁ ▁The ▁elect ors ▁of ▁each ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁met ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁to ▁cast ▁their ▁votes ▁for ▁president ▁and ▁vice ▁president . ▁The ▁Elect oral ▁College ▁itself ▁never ▁meets ▁as ▁one ▁body . ▁Instead ▁the ▁elect ors ▁from ▁each ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁met ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁capit ols . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁were ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁College ▁from ▁the ▁state . ▁All ▁ 2 0 ▁were ▁p led ged ▁to ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁and ▁Joe ▁B iden : ▁Catherine ▁Bar rett ▁Barbara ▁T uck erman ▁W ade ▁K aps z uk iew icz ▁Tam ela ▁Lee ▁R ene e ▁C af aro ▁Victoria ▁W ul sin ▁Craig ▁Brown ▁Jimmy ▁Cot ner ▁Jan et ▁Car son ▁Bruce ▁Johnson ▁N ann ette ▁Wh ale y ▁Mar tha