What is the purpose of the state board of elections in the process of selecting electors?

It's presidential election day. You make a selection at your polling place and with your resplendent "I voted" sticker step into the November air, satisfied you've made your wishes known. But what if your vote, the one you thought you cast for a presidential candidate, was actually used to elect someone whose name you don't even know - - who would cast a presidential vote on your behalf?

This may sound bizarre, but this is exactly what takes place during a U. S. presidential election. By voting for a Republican presidential candidate, for example, you are really voting for a member of the Electoral College who is expected - - but not required - - to vote along party lines, too.