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2. "It needs an additional 61 electoral votes to go into effect"

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:30 PM

Nov 2024

No, it would need to survive legal scrutiny first because challenges are guaranteed, and there's no consensus that it is constitutional.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact#Constitutionality

Eliminating the EC will almost certainly require a Constitutional Amendment.

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That would be great MacDo Nov 2024 #1

"It needs an additional 61 electoral votes to go into effect" TwilightZone Nov 2024 #2

The amazing foresight of the framers! dpibel Nov 2024 #3

That 65%...what states do they live in? Qutzupalotl Nov 2024 #4

The electoral college won't be abolished until Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #5

Just in time for later tonight n/t Polybius Nov 2024 #6