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To: cynwoody

There are already a few states already allocating electoral college delegates to votes from individual Congressional districts, and if memory serves those are Nebraska and New Hampshire or Maine.

That change could be made at the state level without a Constitutional amendment, and would put in play many rural counties in states like New York, Illinois and California.


46 posted on 08/31/2012 11:51:19 AM PDT by research99
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To: research99

If only Al had borrowed John Kerry’s lucky hat he may have won.


48 posted on 08/31/2012 11:55:20 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: research99
There are already a few states already allocating electoral college delegates to votes from individual Congressional districts, and if memory serves those are Nebraska and New Hampshire or Maine.

That change could be made at the state level without a Constitutional amendment, and would put in play many rural counties in states like New York, Illinois and California.

ME and NE do this. Perfectly constitutional since the award of the electoral votes is determined by the people within state boundaries.

Unlike the National Popular Vote law [which some states have enacted] that awards the electoral votes based on the votes of people OUTSIDE of state boundaries.

Th NPV laws [which are not yet in effect] are quite likely unconstitutional.

60 posted on 08/31/2012 12:12:38 PM PDT by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
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