FairVote - Ignoring your vote

December 21st 2004
Ohio
www.tompaine.com

The Bush electors in Ohio have cast their votes, even though the bitterly contested ballots that allegedly gave them standing as electors have not been recounted. When asked, the mainstream media will admit that there were rampant problems with this

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November 2nd 2004
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Home. > Presidential Elections Reform > Resources > Electoral College > How the Electoral College works today > Little Known Facts > Ignoring your vote
	Ignoring Your Vote Some Electoral College supporters say the magnification of the margin of victory that the institution creates is actually beneficial, at least to the President. Their argument appears to stem from a hope that people might ignore the popular vote, focusing on the electoral vote instead and offering the administration more credibility and legitimacy. Meanwhile fewer and fewer voices are heard in the nationwide contest. In 1996 we saw the number of competative states drop from 1992. 2000 had fewer than 1996 and in 2004 the trend continued with just 11 states considered competative. In 2008 we might well have less than 10 competative states. More Options Vague Values Electoral Replacements Electoral Tie Favorite Son Effect A Few States Wins Constitutional Residence State Size Special Interests Power of State Legislatures Unlucky Luck Electoral College Table of Contents	December 21st 2004 Ohio www.tompaine.com The Bush electors in Ohio have cast their votes, even though the bitterly contested ballots that allegedly gave them standing as electors have not been recounted. When asked, the mainstream media will admit that there were rampant problems with this December 13th 2004 County Chair Finds That Own Ballot Was Rejected Channel 6 News New Orleans November 21st 2004 America: restoring democracy TomPaine.com It's time to modernize and democratize our elections; several reforms our open to us. November 2nd 2004 Putting fun back into elections Decatur Daily Opinion piece supporting IRV as a way to benefit third parties while ensuring majority rule. November 2nd 2004 Abolish the Electoral College The Harvard Crimson [ Previous ] [ Next ]