1972

[President Mitt]

The Electoral College is not required by law to vote the way they were appointed to, it just so happened that this delegate didn't really like Nixon, so he picked his better choice.

[President Mitt]

Oh.
So you're saying, if a bunch of members in states like, California, New York, Illinois, and Florida decide they didn't like Obama, they could legally vote McCain as the next President?

Yep, it's legal.

[President Mitt]

Oh.
So you're saying, if a bunch of members in states like, California, New York, Illinois, and Florida decide they didn't like Obama, they could legally vote McCain as the next President?

Yep, it's legal.

In certain states it is law, I belive some will punish the elector though if they vote for someone other than who won the states populare vote.

Yeah, so not in the states Tmthforu described, but in Obama states like Ohio, Virginia, and possibly Penn., they could do it, I think. I'm not to up on my State laws. I do know it's legal in SC.