Posted on 11/07/2020 2:05:38 PM PST by American Infidel
Hopefully some of the more legally astute Freepers may have some insight into this thought, but I am wondering how feasible it would be for Congressional districts in states like PA, MI, WI and even NY & CA to split their electoral votes by Congressional district in the same way that Maine and Nebraska do currently.
I imagine the rules vary from state to state on how to implement this, but it may be a way for states with more Republican Congressional districts to build a sort of firewall around their electoral votes to protect them from being overwhelmed by a densely populated urban center like Philadelphia, Detroit, or NYC in the ‘winner take all’ states.
If all of the counties the aforementioned states were able to ensure that their electoral votes went to the candidate that actually won that district, it would nullify, or at least, diminish the impact of the votes in the concentrated urban areas of those states.
Just wondering who gets to make that call in each state. Is it that particular Congressional district, or does the entire state legislature have to weigh in? Thanks.
makes sense but it will never happen as demoKrats will never win another election if they do this...
Sounds great.
After we finish the current task of removing all fraudulent votes from this election.
If the frauds in the 270 project had any integrity this is what they’d be pushing for. Eminently fair. Could be enacted by legislation in any state
Splitting Electoral College vote should be the standard in all blue states.
but I'll say this...what you suggest would give more power to the people so it will never be allowed....
Trump is the hill we must die on...if we fail, its completely over....America is done....
The power to select electors is entirely invested in the state legislatures. They may do it however they like. Even holding an election is optional. They could simply pass a resolution assigning electors.
No, this plays into their greedy hands.
State legislatures! Not the governors, not the courts.
US Constitution Article I, Section 4, gives state legislatures the responpsibility for the times, methods, and procedures of elections.
Article. II, Sec. 1, §2, stipulates that "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct" the electors to vote for president.
so are they actively courting the state legislatures i imagine. this is such a nightmare.
I’m good with the elimination of “ALL OR NOTHING” electoral vote distribution.
But don’t hold your breath waiting for Democrats to hand over their advantage in California and New York where ALL OR NOTHING is the only way they win elections.
Funny, they have that advantage and still can’t win without cheating the ballot box......
If every state assigned EVs to Congressional Districts, it would make the Electoral College vote more reflective of the popular vote. And it would put more states in play politically. But dems would never forsake winner take all in NY, IL, CA, NJ and if Republican states did it, it would only help dems.
2. By federal law, this decision has to be made before election day; it's too late to do this now for the 2020 election.
3. It's not clear that this would actually aid Republicans; they would get some electoral votes in the rural parts of California and Washington State, but would lose some votes in Red states like Missouri (Dems would get electoral votes in Kansas City) or Alabama (Birmingham) not to mention Texas (there would be a lot of Democratic electoral votes in Dallas and Houston).
Trump is the hill we must die on...if we fail, its completely over....America is done....
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Can’t say that often enough these days. This is it...
If you split evs within state, you reduce the value of the state in the election. You, in Republican states, are giving evs to the Demons. Unless you are one of them, why are you advocating this nonsense?
If it were done everywhere, it would not necessarily reduce a state’s value. My very republican state, MO had no Presidential advertising at all. We would have lost two EVs to the dems this time round. But how many EVs would IL have lost to the Republicans? Campaigning for votes in CA would make sense. There would be Republican EVs in NY, IL, CA. The all-or-nothing, winner-take-all is not in the Constitution, it is just how 48 states have chosen to distribute their votes.
But, it would have to be done everywhere (or at least in all of the states with more than one Congressional District) for it to not result in democrat dominance. Of course if they manage to steal the Senate...
The republican have tried to do this several time but the Dem Assembly will not put it out for a vote. Although if it did get a vote it is 61 to 39 so the dems win anyway.
I made the same suggestion years ago. By elevating instead of dismissing the Electoral College. it would force presidential candidates to campaign in a whole new way. Road maps to 270 EV would be almost instantly more complex. This winner-take-all status of 48 states is crazy and frankly disadvantages Democrats as much as it does Republics.
The nice thing is that it would not require a national Constitutional Amendment. The individual state legislatures are in charge of the election laws. They could just pass a bill and make it so.
I was thinking if a judge declares a state election in valid, due to fraud, a State Legislature might do this to ‘wash their hands’ ...
My guess is that this issue is already settled in all if their state constitutions and isn’t an option.
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