And herein lies the rub. In order to name electors, the party rules of the state of Minnesota require a state committee meeting. With individuals reluctant in May, no electors were selected, and now, no one is quite sure how to proceed.

By August 29, both major political parties must submit the requisite paperwork to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office so that their respective presidential candidates appear on the ballot. This information by law must include the presidential candidate's name as well as that of the vice president, the names of the party's 10 Minnesota presidential electors, and the 10-person list of alternates. According to the RPM bylaws, all 20 electors must be chosen at a state party convention. The thing that happened back in May. The state's Republicans are now scrambling, after realizing they hadn't picked and therefore submitted the 10 alternate electoral voters.

While the Republican party has named alternates, some are pointing out that this procedure is against the filed bylaws of the state party, and that the electors themselves may not be valid. The Republican party insists this is all on the up and up and that the Secretary of State will honor, but nothing at all prevents anyone from filing a legal challenge to the validity of these electors serving in the role.

In other words.. Minnesota Republicans eager to journey out and support Trump this fall may find that the Republican party this year is far more disorganized than they ever remember.

Oh well, there is always Weld for them, right?