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8. Constitutional amendment

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 08:11 AM

Feb 2012

is not required and probably would never happen.

The way around it is for states to select electors based on the national vote, rather than the vote in the state (state's are free to select electors according to any criteria they want).

If states with more than 270 electoral votes sign on, its done.

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