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Electoral College Electors to Speak at Spellman Museum Jan. 19

Are you still confused about how the Electoral College works? Do you think we should keep it or ditch it?

Are you still confused about how the Electoral College works? Do you think we should keep it or ditch it?

Come and meet two residents of Weston who have been electors to the Electoral College as one of the eleven electors from Massachusetts who cast their vote for the presidency.

Nazda Adam was an elector this past election for Hillary Clinton. She also served as an alternate to vote for President Obama in 2012. Joseph Mullin was an elector in 1992 for President Bill Clinton. He also served on the Democratic National Platform Committee in 2000 and attended the convention that nominated Al Gore.

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Both electors will explain how they were selected, what special obligations they had and what the ceremony was like at the State House on the day they cast their ballot. They will also discuss the pros and cons of the College and will welcome questions and opinions from the audience.

The program is being held at the Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History on the Regis College campus in Weston on Thursday, January 19th at 7:30. The program is free and open to the public.

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The Museum galleries will be open with a special exhibit featuring postal history items related to past presidential inaugurations. For more information email to info@spellman.org or call 617-784-5838.

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