MA H5086

Requires presidential electors to be deemed elected either 14 days after proclamation or 6 days before the Electoral College meeting, whichever is sooner, with the governor immediately transmitting certificates of ascertainment to the U.S. Archivist

Mandates that political party state committees nominate both an "elector nominee" and an "alternate elector nominee" for each presidential elector position

Requires all elector and alternate elector nominees to execute a pledge stating: "If selected for the position of elector, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for President and Vice President for the nominees for those offices of the party that nominated me"

Establishes procedures for filling vacant elector positions when electors are absent, including a hierarchy prioritizing the designated alternate, then other alternates chosen by lot, then nominees selected by remaining electors

Prohibits the state secretary from accepting or counting ballots from electors who vote inconsistently with their pledge, with such electors automatically vacating their position and being replaced by a substitute elector; effective July 1, 2026