This is the 11th time I have voted for President of the United States.
And I have never voted for the winning electoral votes.
Six times I have voted for the person who lost both my state’s electoral votes and the election.
Three times I voted for the person who won the election, but my state didn’t give its electoral votes to that person.
And once I voted for the person my state gave its electoral votes to, but that person didn’t win the election.
My fellow New Mexicans and Americans, help me out here. Tomorrow, please do your part to make the 11th time the charm.
The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).
Every vote would be politically relevant and equal in presidential elections.
The bill would take effect only when enacted, in identical form, by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes—that is, enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538). When the bill comes into effect, all the electoral votes from those states would be awarded to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).
The bill is currently endorsed by 1,181 state legislators — 439 sponsors (in 47 states) and an additional 742 legislators who have cast recorded votes in favor of the bill.
The National Popular Vote bill has passed 21 state legislative chambers, including one house in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, North Carolina, and Washington, and both houses in California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The bill has been enacted by Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, and Maryland. These four states possess 50 electoral votes — 19% of the 270 necessary to bring the law into effect.
See http://www.NationalPopularVote.com
Sorry, but I like the electoral college. Why have one election when we can have 51?
I suggest rather that these states spend more effort on making it convenient to vote. These long lines I expect we will see tomorrow are just unacceptable. It’s not like voting is something new — we’ve been at it for 200 years.
I have mixed feelings about the Electoral College. It is a shame that Dick the Wyomingite is ignored, whilst Benjamin the Pennsylvanian gets all the attention. We are, however, fifty individual states.
Amen to what Ken said regarding voting procedures. I think we have had enough disenfranchisement of Americans. The Oregonians got it straight.
I’ll do my part in the Commonwealth of Virginia tomorrow. It’s been 44 years since Virginia’s been blue. I’m hoping that changes tomorrow.
I’m bring my little chair, my book, and some candy to the voting booth. I won’t mind the line. 🙂