Category Archives: electoral college
“Republican lawmaker proposes splitting Michigan’s electoral votes in presidential elections”
WaPo reports.\
Time to dust off my 2013 Slate piece, Democrats, Don’t Freak Out! Why fears that Republicans will gerrymander the Electoral College are overblown.
“Republicans Aren’t Rigging the Electoral College”
“December Surprise? States May Change The Electoral College System Before 2016”
Rob Richie and Claire Daviss Roll Call oped.
Putin Doesn’t Like Our Electoral College
That kind of makes me like it more.
Let’s Choose the Way We Choose the President
True, that’s not the title of FairVote’s newest piece, imagining how gubernatorial elections would be different if they were decided with winner-take-all contributions from each county (like the Electoral College). But it’s clearly the implication.
Online Debate on National Popular Vote for President
Here, at Saving America.
“Making every vote count”
Katrina Vanden Heuvel on NPV electoral college reform.
“The Role of Cities in National Popular Vote Elections”
FairVote:
This report challenges the argument that a national popular vote for president would advantage Democratic or urban voters in three ways. First, we demonstrate that urban areas, when properly defined as metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), lean only modestly… Continue reading
“NY Conservative Party Chair: Get Rid of the Electoral College”
Actually he supports NPV.
“Can National Popular Vote end the voting wars?”
Rob Richie writes for Reuters Opinion.
Another from Richie: Overseas Voters From 5 States to Use Ranked Choice Voting Ballots in 2014 Congressional Election
Gov. Cuomo Signs Bill Adding New York to National Popular Vote Compact
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