Election Reform

WillYourVoteBCounted

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2. consider that each state has different election laws, recount laws

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 01:04 AM

Dec 2011

From CT Voter's blog, excerpt from his testimony on National Popular Vote Compaq proposed in Connecticut:

"The Electoral College limits the risk and the damage to a few swing states in each election. With a national popular vote, errors, voter suppression, and fraud in all states would count against the national totals.

There is no national recount available for close elections, to establish an accurate number. Only in some individual states, if close numbers happened to occur in those states, would there be even a fraction of a national recount."

more at this link
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/testimony-on-eight-bills-including-the-national-popular-vote/

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serious question about popular vote [View all] mattvermont Dec 2011 OP

I would disband the Electoral College just on the fairness issue.... Scuba Dec 2011 #1

consider that each state has different election laws, recount laws WillYourVoteBCounted Dec 2011 #2

You asked: Bill Bored Dec 2011 #3

Opps and Incentive for Fraud Greater Under Current System mvymvy Dec 2011 #4

not so clear OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #7

Majority of Electoral College Votes Elect President with National Popular Vote mvymvy Dec 2011 #5

You can't have it both ways. Bill Bored Dec 2011 #8

Strong Support Among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents mvymvy Dec 2011 #6

They used to say that 300 million Russians can't be wrong, but hey, if NPV has THAT much support... Bill Bored Dec 2011 #9

3% of U.S. Pop could stop a Constitutional Amendment mvymvy Dec 2011 #11

Let us know when you choose to actually have a discusssion. nt Bill Bored Jan 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author mvymvy Dec 2011 #10

Purpose of the voting system Napoleon838 Jan 2012 #13