FairVote - Constitutional Residence

April 10th 2007
Maryland wants to rework U.S. presidential election process
The International Herald Tribune

Leading international daily reports on the passage of NPV by Maryland.

April 10th 2007
What's Right with Maryland
Editor's Cut (The Nation blog)

The Nation's editor, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, blogs in support of NPV.

April 10th 2007
O'Malley Signs Bill to Bypass Electoral College
The Washington Post

Maryland becomes the first state to enact NPV.

April 9th 2007
Electoral College is Outdated
The Denver Post

The Denver Post makes a positive appraisal of the National Popular Vote plan and concludes that the lack of representativeness in the current Electoral College system will become clear upon further deliberation.

April 6th 2007
Popular Vote for President Worth Consideration
Anderson Herald Bulletin, IN

Herald Bulletin editorial discusses the outdated nature of the Electoral College and the rationale for having a national popular vote for president.

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	Constitutional Residence "According to the Constitution, electors must vote for at least one candidate from a state other than their own. This is why political parties usually select presidential and vice presidential candidates from different states. If candidates on one ticket were from the same state, that state's electors could not vote for the ticket. Just before he was nominated as the Republican candidate for vice president in 2000, Dick Cheney owned a home in Texas. Before the election he changed his legal residence to Wyoming, his birth state, which he had represented in Congress. Some Texas voters questioned the move and filed suit over the legitimacy of giving Texas' electoral votes to Bush, who had been Texas governor, and Cheney. Cheney's residence in Wyoming was ruled satisfactory in court." Emily Fredrix, Associated Press Writer, October 26, 2004 State Size Special Interests Power of State Legislatures Unlucky Luck Ignoring Your Vote More Options Vague Values Electoral Replacements Electoral Tie Favorite Son Effect A Few States Wins Electoral College Table of Contents	April 10th 2007 Maryland wants to rework U.S. presidential election process The International Herald Tribune Leading international daily reports on the passage of NPV by Maryland. April 10th 2007 What's Right with Maryland Editor's Cut (The Nation blog) The Nation's editor, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, blogs in support of NPV. April 10th 2007 O'Malley Signs Bill to Bypass Electoral College The Washington Post Maryland becomes the first state to enact NPV. April 9th 2007 Electoral College is Outdated The Denver Post The Denver Post makes a positive appraisal of the National Popular Vote plan and concludes that the lack of representativeness in the current Electoral College system will become clear upon further deliberation. April 6th 2007 Popular Vote for President Worth Consideration Anderson Herald Bulletin, IN Herald Bulletin editorial discusses the outdated nature of the Electoral College and the rationale for having a national popular vote for president. [ Previous ] [ Next ]