Several statewide and state legislative contests in this week’s midterm elections have resulted in new Democratic Party “trifecta” governments — places where the party is now in control of both houses of the state legislature as well as the governor’s office. With these new wins, Democrats have the opportunity to do something once considered nearly impossible: implement a popular vote model…
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Yes. Do that.
Yeah. They won’t, though.
iirc congress has to approve, too. and by extension that would also include the president’s signature on the bill that authorizes a multi-state compact.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_3:_Compact_Clause
States determine how they award their delegates. the states can decide to make it law that their delegates are awarded to the winner of the national popular vote regardless of the outcome within the state
Theres a question of a constitutional problem with states forming a pact, i dont know how that will turn out
Congress passes all kinds of resolutions that don’t need presidential signatures
