[So Cal Rocket]

No one is talking about amending the constitution. Any state can choose a method for selecting electors to the Electoral college and it is perfectly constitutional.

Not only that, but I believe Nebraska and Maine already allocate their Electoral Votes using this method.

[PDMiller]

Maine and Nebraska both use an alternative method of distributing their electoral votes, called the Congressional District Method. Currently, these two states are the only two in the union that diverge from the traditional winner-take-all method of electoral vote allocation. With the district method, a state divides itself into a number of districts, allocating one of its state-wide electoral votes to each district. The winner of each district is awarded that district’s electoral vote, and the winner of the state-wide vote is then awarded the state’s remaining two electoral votes. This method has been used in Maine since 1972 and Nebraska since 1996.

From http://archive.fairvote.org/e_college/me_ne.htm

[reed13]

Yeah - I’m ok with this - it gives balance between states and people (2 per state based on total state vote and 1 per district). I’ve always felt illinois and ohio should do this due to the dem bastions in the major cities. Same goes for Michigan and wisconsin. Basically all the districts outside the major metro areas get swamped out by a few districts. That being said the states get to decide things on their own as to how they’ll allocate - there are a few where it isn’t all or nothing already.