Not clear what penalty Cruz-supporting delegates bound to Trump would face if they simply refused to vote at the convention. For example...
Talk of "bound" delegates tends to assume the existence of a coercive mechanism to enforce the binding. At least in AZ there's no such thing
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@mtracey No clue! - 1 more reply
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There may be an internal party mechanism for voiding the vote at the convention, but the actual casting of the vote isn't penalized by law.
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@mtracey Yeah, I was going to suggest looking to the Convention Rules Committee. Don't know, Unruly delegates could lose credentials, or? - 2 more replies
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@mtracey Just arcane party rules that have no legal standing? -
@athikerhank The rules tend to be intertwined with state law to varying degrees. - 4 more replies
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