Why do Nebraska and Maine split their electoral votes?
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« on: October 27, 2016, 08:40:08 PM »
When did Nebraska and Maine pass a bill that requires a split of their electoral votes?
What was the motive behind it and which party initiated the bills? Was there much consent or were the bills met with refusal?
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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2016, 07:36:10 PM »
182 times read, and no one has an answer for me? Really?
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« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2016, 08:46:57 PM »
Here's what Google turned up. NE has a non-partisan legislature so party positions are hard to discern.
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« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2016, 06:58:18 PM »
Perhaps to capture the interest of presidential campaigns since Nebraska and Maine are usually not competitive, but they have congressional districts that are.
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« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2016, 04:26:20 PM »
Quote from: On Fleek on October 27, 2016, 08:40:08 PM
When did Nebraska and Maine pass a bill that requires a split of their electoral votes?
What was the motive behind it and which party initiated the bills? Was there much consent or were the bills met with refusal?

My memory has it that Maine passed its law about this back in 1972 and Nebraska did so in 1992.
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