Go by county. This way a county like Kings County in NY with a million and a half people has the same vote as a county in upstate NY with 200 people.
Actually, the Congressional District Method [CDM] is what you are advocating - and it is by far the fairest voting method.
With CDM, one electoral vote is allocated for each of the Congressional districts within a state. There are then two electoral votes left over from the state's allocation of electoral votes. These represent the state's two Senate seats.
From there, it is simple, win a Congressional district - receive its electoral vote. Win the state overall - receive the two Senate seat electoral votes as a "bonus".
Recounts would be limited to only those districts where the voting was close. Albeit, in a close state-wide vote, all districts might have to be recounted.
In any event, the winner of a district wins its votes and the popular vote winner in the state gets the "bonus".
I like the concept and have tried to promote it whenever I can.
Also known as the “Proportional Electoral College” it keeps the original intent but makes even the bluest and redest of states in play (you can pick off a EV-s in states that were once written off and will make local organizing more tempting).
States such as TX, NY, WI, MI, FL, TX, etc. will no longer be a “slam dunk”. POTUS candidates and local groups will now have an incentive to get involved and simply not give up....wow, what a concept, more people getting involved with the system.
For those who want ammo against the NPV, go to these links.
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/the-case-against-the-npv/
http://spectator.org/blog/2011/05/18/fighting-a-godawful-idea-calle
Really good article:
http://legalinsurrection.com/2011/10/national-popular-vote-debacle-looming/
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