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  • CA: Schwarzenegger vetoes national presidential vote bill (Electoral College)

    09/30/2006 5:54:23 PM PDT · by calcowgirl · 34 replies · 1,019+ views
    Contra Costa Times ^ | Sep. 30, 2006 | SAMANTHA YOUNG
    SACRAMENTO - California's electoral votes for president should not be awarded based on the national popular vote, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Saturday as he vetoed a bill that would have changed the way the state's electoral votes are awarded. Rushing to beat a midnight bill-signing deadline, the Republican governor signed 110 bills including a bill to require labeling of Sonoma wine and another that boosts Internet security. He vetoed 73 bills, including a mandate for alternate fuels. Schwarzenegger said a national popular vote bill by Assemblyman Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, disregards the will of a majority of Californians. The bill...