But red states like Arkansas, Arizona and Oklahoma and purple states like Michigan and North Carolina have passed the measure through at least one legislative chamber controlled by Republicans, giving backers hopes of breaking through with the GOP.
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Seems to indicate that the answer to my previous question is probably yes.
Remember Florida and the chads? If an election is decided by national popular vote then the recount has to be nationwide. Expect challenges between states on their voting procedures. If a candidate has won with 80% of the vote in a state, the votes must still be recounted, because it could be off by the margin of national error.
Why cannot a state secede if the fundamental rules of government are changed to remove representative participation in the republic/