Florida Electoral College Change Not Likely
While some states are eyeing a switch that would award Electoral College votes based on how a Congressional district votes, Florida’s State House Speaker Will Weatherford says it’s a bad idea. Do you agree?
If all the states eyeing a change in how they award Electoral College votes, plus Florida, had made changes in advance of the 2012 presidential election, Gov. Mitt Romney would be in the White House today and President Barack Obama would be relegated to the pages of history. That, according to the Miami Herald, is a prospect that has some Republicans jumping on the band wagon to alter how states award its Electoral College votes. How it Works Right now, Electoral College votes in most states are awarded based on a winner-takes-all system. The popular vote deems who gets every vote assigned to a state. The proposed changes would make it so Electoral College votes in states considering a switch would be awarded based on how congressional …
Lauren C.
6:00 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
The electoral college served its purpose years ago, but is now extremely outdated and unfair. What could be a better represention of the will of the people than the popular vote? Also it would be great to eliminate the cost of a Census and the elector voting process. I would guess most people who are familiar with the electoral college would agree. I don't see a benefit. more ›