Please consider the reason the Electoral college exists - a large state like California already has a very large congressional representation proportional to its population, which gives it a lot of power. Without this institution, smaller states like Michigan, would have an even smaller chance ever to influence the presidential election. California voted about 2/3 for Clinton, while other jurisdictions voted for trump. California has the right to have its votes counted but does not have the right to negate the elections in other states, which would happen without the electoral college. Each state is considered sovereign and decides how to hold its election and how to represent itself in the Electoral College.