Vermont § 2753 - Article III—Manner of appointing presidential electors in member states

§ 2753. Article III—Manner of appointing presidential electors in member states

• (a) Prior to the time set by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors,
  the chief election official of each member state shall determine the number of votes
  for each presidential slate in each State of the United States and in the District
  of Columbia in which votes have been cast in a statewide popular election and shall
  add such votes together to produce a “national popular vote total” for each presidential
  slate. (b) The chief election official of each member state shall designate the presidential
  slate with the largest national popular vote total as the “national popular vote winner.” (c) The presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the
  appointment in that official’s own state of the elector slate nominated in that state
  in association with the national popular vote winner. (d) At least six days before the day fixed by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential
  electors, each member state shall make a final determination of the number of popular
  votes cast in the state for each presidential slate and shall communicate an official
  statement of such determination within 24 hours to the chief election official of
  each other member state. (e) The chief election official of each member state shall treat as conclusive an official
  statement containing the number of popular votes in a state for each presidential
  slate made by the day established by federal law for making a state’s final determination
  conclusive as to the counting of electoral votes by Congress. (f) In event of a tie for the national popular vote winner, the presidential elector-certifying
  official of each member state shall certify the appointment of the elector slate nominated
  in association with the presidential slate receiving the largest number of popular
  votes within that official’s own state. (g) If, for any reason, the number of presidential electors nominated in a member state
  in association with the national popular vote winner is less than or greater than
  that state’s number of electoral votes, the presidential candidate on the presidential
  slate that has been designated as the national popular vote winner shall have the
  power to nominate the presidential electors for that state and that state’s presidential
  elector certifying official shall certify the appointment of such nominees. (h) The chief election official of each member state shall immediately release to the
  public all vote counts or statements of votes as they are determined or obtained. (i) This article shall govern the appointment of presidential electors in each member
  state in any year in which this agreement is, on July 20, in effect in states cumulatively
  possessing a majority of the electoral votes. (Added 2011, No. 10, § 1.)