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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by kcplate on Monday July 22, 2024 @12:46PM (#41036499)
Never said it wasn’t legal for states to adopt it—said it’s not real democracy and disenfranchises votes.
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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by tsimionescu on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @05:51AM (#41044335)
Whose votes get disenfranchised?
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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by kcplate on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @07:50AM (#41044991)
If your state participates in the compact, but votes for the loser of the overall popular vote, all of those votes are disenfranchised.
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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by tsimionescu on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:10PM (#41060696)
No, they are not. Not anymore than anyone else's vote who voted for a candidate who didn't win.

You are only disenfranchised if your votes can't affect the outcome in practice or in principle. Like, say, the votes for president of Republicans in California or those of Democrats in Texas in practice. Or the votes of those in Puerto Rico even in principle.

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