Derya Taskin: America's first Turkish Electoral College delegate

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For the first time in American history, a Turkish-American woman, Derya Taskin, will cast her vote on December 10 as a US Electoral College delegate to choose Joe Biden as the next president of the US.

In US Presidential elections, voters select delegates instead of directly voting for a candidate. The US Electoral College consists of 538 electors who cast their official votes for president and vice president by being selected at the state level every four years.

Her participation as a delegate, along with other 538 electors, will be marked on 10 December as they cast their official votes for president and vice president. For the last two years, she has been a treasurer at the Passaic County Women Democratic Organization, as well as an elected delegate in the Paterson Democratic Party.

Speaking of her experience with her fellow Democratic Party members, she said the relationship is based on respect and trust. As a Muslim Democrat, Taskin said American democracy has taken a massive hit under Trump’s presidency.

 

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