Gerrymander Watch: California to quit electoral college?

Friday, September 01, 2006

California to quit electoral college?

August 31, 2006 Los Angeles Times by Nancy Vogel
A Vote to Quit the Electoral College
Lawmakers sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a bill, AB 2948, on Wednesday that would make California the first state to jump aboard a national movement to elect the president by popular vote.

Under the legislation, California would grant its electoral votes to the nominee who gets the most votes nationwide — not the most votes in California.......read more

This bill was introduced by a Democrat who maybe didn't stop to think who won the popular election in 2004.
Stuck on 2000 I reckon.

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