violates the constitution
Each state can run the election anyway they want. The key is that the state has to convene and certify their electoral votes in roughly six weeks. There’s roughly ten days after that for the certified votes to be recognized in DC and fully end the entire process.
Each state has the right to determine the Presidential election by its own legislative process...it’s own state house/senate. No one dares to do that today....but it’s always in their hip pocket.
Yeah, those high school history teacher never mentioned these parts of the process because it never comes up as a topic.
What constitution? The states decide such issues. I believe they can go up real close to when the electoral college meets.