[EM] making the electoral college obsolete without a constitutional amendment

2004-09-16 Thread James Green-Armytage
Dear election methods fans, So, in case anyone hasn't heard, there is a VERY interesting situation in Colorado this fall. On the November ballot there will be an amendment to allocate their 9 electoral votes proportionally rather than via winner-take-all. Not only would this be a

Re: [EM] making the electoral college obsolete without a constitutional amendment

2004-09-16 Thread Steve Eppley
Hi, James G-A wrote about a way to make the Electoral College moot without a Constitutional amendment: -snip- What if California (or Texas, or any other state) wrote it into law that they would award all 55 electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote?? -snip- For example,