What makes this different is the contingency of requiring other states totaling 270 electoral votes to similarly pass the law. That makes it an interstate compact, which requires Congressional approval. If the state chose to do it immediately without a dependency on other states, it could do so.
-PJ
Because on the road to 270 , they do not want to award their EV not Republican who gets the most votes nationally.
This looks like Chaos / corruption if nationwide the election margin averages a hand ful of votes per polling location or district. MN stole election for Franken. The idea of recounting the entire country is insane but what Dems thrive on.
The problem here is that while Article II gives states the right to choose electors, it does not allow them to violate Article IV, Clause I:
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,..”
This compact means that state electors would no longer represent their state, but the voters of the several states. That is clearly unconstitutional.
We have a winner Bob, let’s show him the fine prizes that we have for him tonight.
FR has had long discussions on this scheme as states have joined the compact over the years. I recall that more Freepers understood what the states could do under the Constitution, but my memory might has been modified over the years. We are about 100 EV before the compact kicks in, it won’t happen.