Does anyone know WHY so many states DON'T DO IT THIS WAY?
Perhaps the Political Science/History folks can comment.
-- Joe
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Creighton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "AP Statistics" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 8:11 AM
Subject: [ap-stat] RE: election proposal
> People are listening! This is exactly how Nebraska and Maine vote, as we
speak.
>
> It was decided after the disastrous 1824 election that the states would
have the power to manage how they pick electors, and *not* the federal
government.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Graetz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 11:30 PM
> > To: AP Statistics
> > Subject: [ap-stat] RE: election proposal
> >
> >
> > I like it! Now, to get anyone else to listen...
> >
> > Jon Graetz
> > The Miami Valley School
> > 5151 Denise Drive
> > Dayton, OH 45429
> > (937)434-4444
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Reba Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 11:00 PM
> > To: AP Statistics
> > Subject: [ap-stat] election proposal
> >
> >
> > I've been toying with this idea:
> >
> > Each state has the same number of electors as their congressional
> > delegation: e.g. in VA, we have 11 congressional districts
> > + 2 senators =
> > 13 electors.
> >
> > Let's keep the electors, but have the ones representing the
> > congressional
> > districts vote the way their district votes. Then the 2
> > at-large electors
> > will vote the way the state as a whole votes.
> >
> > I think this is more equable than winner-take-all. I also
> > think it would
> > be a more representative sample of the popular vote, but
> > still giving the
> > smaller states as much clout as the larger ones.
> >
> > Reba Taylor
> >
> >
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