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Tim S

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6. If states aren't allowed to run their own elections....

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:46 PM

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then they have no State Electors. If states do not get to run their own elections & have no electors, then the Electoral College becomes obsolete. Instead of tallying votes per state, tallying is done across the nation, resulting in a popular vote.

You can’t “Nationalize/Federalize” voting in only some select states — it’s an all or nothing proposition.

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