I take this to mean the interstate compact is donezo.
Let's say NC gets a majority Dem legislature that signs on to the compact and the governor agrees. Then a Presidential election rolls around and the State goes R. There is no lawful way for the electors to choose to be anything but R. The State can penalize them.
One of the questions will be "Ok well what if the elector says coolstorybro I'll pay the fine and vote for the D anyway"?
I think the route there is to say the punishment should be removal of the elector and replacement with the first alternate and so on down the line until the elector agrees to vote in-line with the majority of the State's voters.
Edit: I don't think the NC government could say "we factor California's popular vote into determining the weight given to a person's vote in NC". Talk about 1-person 1-vote, sheesh.
I take this to mean the interstate compact is donezo.
Let's say NC gets a majority Dem legislature that signs on to the compact and the governor agrees. Then a Presidential election rolls around and the State goes R. There is no lawful way for the electors to choose to be anything but R. The State can penalize them.
One of the questions will be "Ok well what if the elector says coolstorybro I'll pay the fine and vote for the D anyway"?
I think the route there is to say the punishment should be removal of the elector and replacement with the first alternate and so on down the line until the elector agrees to vote in-line with the majority of the State's voters.
Edit: I don't think the NC government could say "we factor California's popular vote into determining the weight given to a person's vote in NC". Talk about 1-person 1-vote, sheesh.