| In most instances, an interstate compact develops from a series of repeated interactions among key actors in participating states. |
| Courts could interpret such consent as repealing, relative to the interstate compact, conflicting federal statutes. |
| The enforceability of an interstate compact governing how states cast their Electoral College votes also remains an open question. |
| An unsettled matter is the extent of the federal power to terminate an interstate compact. |
| An interstate compact establishes what is essentially a uniform law in the party states on a given subject, but differs in origin from uniform laws which do not require congressional consent. |
| An interstate compact is an agreement between two or more states that allows this practice model. |
