A Few States to Win
Based on the current allocation of electoral votes, a candidate could win the presidency with electoral majorities in only 11 states.  Conversely, a candidate could win every vote in 40 states and still lose the presidency.

The 11 States that can elect the President (Electoral Votes in parenthesis): California (55), Texas (34), New York (31), Florida (27), Illinois (21), Pennsylvania (21), Ohio (20), Michigan (17), Georgia (15), New Jersey (15), North Carolina (15). Total: 271 Electoral Votes.

Constitutional Residence

State Size

Special Interests

State Legislatures


Unlucky Luck

Ignoring Your Vote

More Options

Vague Values

Electoral Replacements

Electoral Tie

Favorite Son Effect

 
Electoral College Table of Contents


 
November 12th 2000
The Case Against the Electoral College
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

November 9th 2000
The Case Against the Electoral College
Various

A variety of FairVote commentaries on a direct popular election with a majority requirement in response to the 2000 election debaukle.

October 3rd 2000
A New Way to Vote: Voting Doesn't Have To Be Either-Or

Wicker's editorial provides a compelling arguement to turn towards instant runoff voting to replace the current plurality system that the local, state, and national governments use.

October 1st 2000
The Perils of the Electoral College

FairVote's Steven Hill provides an explanation to why the Electoral College must be eliminated and how American democracy can improve through electoral reforms like direct election of the President through an instant runoff voting system.

July 1st 2000
System stacked against Nader, Buchanan
Newsday

If Nader wins 5 percent of the nationwide vote in November, the Greens will be guaranteed federal funding for their next presidential campaign.

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