No, that's absolutely right. And so, you could have a state saying, hey, you know, we're -- we have a Republican legislature. We're going to allocate electoral votes to whoever the Republican candidate is, regardless of how the vote comes out in our state.
Merkley explains how states can manipulate electoral vote allocation, highlighting potential issues with the system.
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