Yes, that is selecting the electors

Which is constitutional

Right and the electors will vote 99% of the time as instructed

Telling them HOW to vote, disregarding the electorate for who they represent, is not Constitutional

That is voting according to their OWN states’ electorate

The electoral college doesnt represent the electorate

It just is whatver the legislature decides

Which for almost all states is selected by state popular vote

Yes they do. They vote according to their states electorate

No they are not compelled to follow any popular vote

See gore vs bush

Yes. Popular vote in Texas determines who the electoral members of Texas vote

Thats how texas legislature decided it

Its not a constitutional matter

Popular vote in Florida determines who the electoral members of Florida vote

Nope

Gore vs Bush

Legislature just overruled popular vote

Same as in every state, though some have eased that to allow them to vote individually based on which district they represent

But they are STILL voting according to the people they represent

you're describing the convention but that's not in the Constitution itself

The state legislature gets to select Electoral College in any way it wishes it just so happens that most States dictate that the selection is tied to the vote

New CO law is telling them to completely disregard the entire state of CO, and vote according to how the rest of the country votes

A popular vote is not required by the Constitution so ignoring it is not unconstitutional

Look up the gore vs Bush case

It’s not, but the point is the Constitution doesn’t grant the states the right to determine HOW the electoral members vote. It grants them the power to appoint them.

How they so far have gotten around that is they wait until the election has been performed, THEN appoint the electoral members. Already knowing how those people will cast their vote.

You're right they can't tell them how to vote but just by selecting them they can 99% guarantee how they vote

That is different from telling them how to vote

they can instruct them to do whatever they want. They can't compel them to do what you want. But it's not against the law to instruct them

And this law is compelling them.

Against the will of the people they represent

I doubt it. We don't have the actual text the law but I'm sure what they did is simply make it so that the Electoral Representatives are assigned to the party of the person who wins the national votes

@Mojave Paisan - NV It's constitutional to circumvent the electoral college?

Maine is considering a similar law.

You cant get around electoral college persay but you can in theory rig it so that it votes in line with national vote by changing how electoral reps are selected

Talmudry levels that shouldnt even be possible

The WTO doing anything about China is extremely heartening.

Yes, that’s how they get around it currently. I seriously do believe it won’t survive a Constitutional test before SCOTUS, because it really is telling them to vote according to the vote of people they don’t even represent

Good mornfternoon

The whole state electoral college reps being decided by state popular vote is already a run around the original intent of the constitution.