Capital NY: “With New York’s 29 electors, the interstate compact would have 160 electors, or the 60 percent of the 270 it needs to take effect.” UPDATE: Gov. Cuomo has not yet signed the bill.  And the totals above… Continue reading

Bloomberg reports.

See here. And no, I would not expect Californians to pass this measure if it made it to the ballot.  

New FairVote report.

The second half will be tougher.

Weigel.

See here.

News from Rhode Island.

This item appears at FairVote.

Rob Richie and Andrea Levien have written this article for Presidential Studies Quarterly. Here is the abstract: The United States has reached an unprecedented level of inequality in presidential elections. In 2012, only 10 states drew the major party presidential… Continue reading

Geoffrey Calderaro has posted this draft on SSRN.  Here is the abstract: The winner-take-all method of allocating Electoral College votes has led to a bifurcated nation in which presidential candidates actively campaign in highly contested “swing states” and virtually ignore… Continue reading

James Rooney blogs.