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Delaware gov. signs bill awarding electoral votes to winner of national popular vote
The Hill ^ | March 28, 2019

Posted on 03/28/2019 1:13:49 PM PDT by SMGFan

Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) signed a bill that would give the state's presidential electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, according to the Associated Press.

In signing the bill, Delaware became the 13th state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. States that belong to the compact would award their electoral votes to whomever wins the popular vote nationally, regardless of the results in the Electoral College.

With the addition of Delaware, states that belong to the compact hold 184 electoral votes, still well short of the 270 needed to ascend to the White House.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: 2020election; delaware; election2020; elections; electoralcollege; electoralvotes; faithlesselectors; joebiden; johncarney; nationalpopularvote; npv; soundslikeacarney; thehill; thehillary; theshill
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To: SMGFan
Cool.

We the Deplorables refuse to accept the results of any election that we lose in the future.

We'll remove anyone they try to seat.

61 posted on 03/28/2019 5:25:48 PM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: ScottfromNJ

I am sorry but you are wrong. If that were the case, “faithless” electors would be “unconstitutional” and hence unlawful. They are not.


62 posted on 03/28/2019 5:33:56 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: ssaftler

Unconstitutional because of prohibition on compacts between the states.


63 posted on 03/28/2019 5:56:56 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: Pearls Before Swine
Unconstitutional because of prohibition on compacts between the states.

States can allocate thier electoral votes as they see fit. This is Constitutional. And stupid.

64 posted on 03/28/2019 6:06:50 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: traderrob6

I think the differing rules may be an avenue to attack, as well as the vote fraud in other jurisdictions. The compact disenfranchises Delaware voters by making their votes subservient to voters and fraud outside their jurisdiction.

But I am not a lawyer.


65 posted on 03/28/2019 6:12:44 PM PDT by MortMan (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity.)
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To: ScottfromNJ
The Constitution is clear that voters in the states they reside in are the ones involved in the process of determining their states electors...

Quote it then.

66 posted on 03/28/2019 6:32:36 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: traderrob6

“I am sorry but you are wrong. If that were the case, “faithless” electors would be “unconstitutional” and hence unlawful. They are not.”

Ok, so wouldn’t these states be introducing another constitutional issue then, forcing electors to vote against their will and submitting to the national popular vote instead of honoring the will of the state’s voters and the party’s candidate they’ve pledged they’re committed to?


67 posted on 03/28/2019 7:03:43 PM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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To: ScottfromNJ

The Constitution says that the “states” shall pick their electors and how they are apportioned (there legislatures decide that). So as far as the Constitution is concerned they could read tea leaves for that if they so wished. Bottom line, it’s completely up to the individual states.

My only caveat would be the so called “compact” with the other states. That begins to enter into a grey area and could be a possible legitimate challenge issue.


68 posted on 03/29/2019 3:44:00 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: ontap

‘I believe this would be declared unconstitutional!!!’

not likely...however, none of this would be an issue if the states would cease allocating their EV’s by a winner take all method; follow the leads of NE and ME...


69 posted on 03/29/2019 2:58:56 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: BBQToadRibs

‘The odd thing is this could potentially help the republicans as well.’

again, the real reason why this is an issue at all is due to the fact that Republicans cannot win the national popular vote...and this compact does nothing to prevent the Repubs trying harder to in fact win the popular vote...


70 posted on 03/29/2019 3:11:49 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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