Category Archives: electoral college
NYT Editorial Blog Urges Gov. Cuomo to Sign National Popular Vote Bill
New York Joins National Popular Vote Compact to Circumvent Electoral College
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
“Nebraska Debates Electoral College Changes”
“Koch Network Backed Mysterious Group Pushing to Shift Allocation of PA Electoral Votes”
CREW on the case.
Initiative Proposal Filed in CA to Make State’s Electoral Votes Divided Proportionally
See here.
And no, I would not expect Californians to pass this measure if it made it to the ballot.
“Pennsylvania’s Proportional Electoral Vote Allocation Proposal: A Nationwide Analysis”
“Electoral College Halfway Fixed!”
The second half will be tougher.
“Here’s How Horribly Unpopular Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Can Get Re-Elected”
“RI Assembly passes National Popular Vote bill”
“Legislators Ready to Adopt Popular Vote”
News from Rhode Island.
“National Popular Vote Plan Poised to Pass Halfway Mark with New Win”
This item appears at FairVote.
“The Contemporary Presidency: How the 2012 Presidential Election Has Strengthened the Movement for the National Popular Vote Plan”
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
“Promoting Democracy While Preserving Federalism: The Electoral College, the National Popular Vote, and the Federal District Popular Vote Allocation Alternative”
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