Posted on 09/06/2008 4:46:21 AM PDT by Billg64
OLYMPIA -- State senators have approved a bill that would deliver the state's electoral votes to the U.S. presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote.
The bill, which passed 30-18 Monday, now heads to the House.
The bill would change Washington's current system of typically giving all of the state's electoral votes to the candidate who wins the statewide election to awarding all of the state's delegates to the national popular vote winner.
Almost every state has considered a similar bill. Maryland and New Jersey have passed such a measure.
The proposal would take effect only if enough states -- those with a majority of votes in the Electoral College -- agreed to it.
NJ Gov. Corzine signed a National Popular Vote Bill earlier this year.
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