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With regard to the initiative to alter the way Presidential Electors are selected in Colorado, the idea of voting on a measure to change the way an election is conducted for that very same election is patently absurd. One does not change the rules once the process is already underway. On a more substantive note, the proposal in question would essentially eliminate the Electoral College without a U.S. Constitutional Amendment. Presidents are elected by the States, not a general national plebiscite. The purpose is to maintain the integrity of our republic. Without the Electoral College process, states with lesser populations...

Ballot Title: An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning popular 1 proportional selection of presidential electors, and, in connection therewith, creating 2 procedures for allocating Colorado's electoral votes for president and vice-president of 3 the United States, based on the proportion of ballots that are cast in this state for each 4 presidential ticket; making the terms of the proposed amendment effective so that 5 popular proportional selection of presidential electors applies to the 2004 general 6 election; setting forth procedures and timelines that govern the certification of election 7 results and the potential recounting of votes in elections for...