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  If you could choose how to reform the Presidential Elections, what would it be? (search mode)
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Хahar 🤔
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« on: December 27, 2007, 10:38:42 PM »

Nationwide IRV poll with a NOTA option.

Why?
A nationwide poll because all citizens should be equal in an election. The value of one's vote for the Presidency shouldn't depend on where in the Union one happens to reside.
IRV because it allows the voter to express his true preferences without concern for wasting his vote; and encourages a greater number of candidates to stand giving the voter greater choice.

What I was going to say, but in a much more eloquent form than I cold ever manage.
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Хahar 🤔
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2008, 09:22:46 PM »

I like the Electoral College it emphasizes that we are a Federal Government and a mix of State and Federal power.  As long as States are important, the Electoral College has a purpose and should be retained.

I would do the following:
1) Assign Electoral Votes according to the number of citizens per state, not persons

OK.

2) Award a double Electors to the state winner, 4 instead of 2

Making it even more unfair?

3) Elect 1 elector by the winner of each Congressional district

You're asking for Gerrymandering.

4) Make Federal Electors a 4 yr assignment, in which Electors act as "Citizen Representatives" of the candidate then, President collecting ideas, emailing results, talking to local civic groups.  Let them act as a conduit, independent of the Media and without the overwhelming spin of the parties, for policies, and provide a way for ideas and feedback to go up to the President.

What?
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2008, 07:07:25 PM »

3) Elect 1 elector by the winner of each Congressional district
You're asking for Gerrymandering.
After the 1800 Jefferson-Burr election contest, Congress seriously considered an alternative to the 12th Amendment that would have provided for popular election of presidential electors from electoral districts (eg Nebraska would have 5 electoral districts).  One of the provisions of the proposed amendments was that EDs only be changed once per census.  And of course, Congress has the authority to prevent gerrymandering.

Possibly, but why would Congress take the high road?
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