I wonder what would happen if a state passed a law stating that the vote in their state shall be certified only for the purpose of choosing that state's Electoral College delegation, and may not be used for any national purpose.
This would invalidate the counting of that state's so-called popular vote for use outside the state, and render a national popular vote an inaccurate measure for selecting a President.
-PJ
‘I wonder what would happen if a state passed a law stating that the vote in their state shall be certified only for the purpose of choosing that state’s Electoral College delegation’
those electors are already selected by the time the election id held, by each of the parties...
Even better! The reality is that these are not national votes anyway, so such a law only restates the Constitutional intent of the EC, so if challenged, should not be struck down.
Upon further consideration though, i think the Constitution empowers state legislatures to vote their ECs in any manner they choose, so I doubt one state could block another from using its vote totals in their own popular vote methodology. Barring SCOTUS barring the anti-EC strategy, which they may not be able to do, then perhaps the counter-move I proposed by pro-EC states might be to only remedy. But if some other works better, and can get by SCOTUS, then I hope it’s found and used.