Another state signs on to popular vote bill that could decide the 2020 presidential election
By Michael Brice-Saddler and Michael Brice-Saddler General Assignment Reporter Email Bio Follow Deanna Paul Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 16 at 9:59 AM Colorado has joined a list of states that plan to allocate their electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the nationwide popular vote.
The bill will only take effect, however, if the law is passed by states representing at least 270 electoral college votes, which is the amount needed to win the presidency. With the addition of Colorado, that number now sits at 181. Because Republican-controlled legislatures haven’t embraced the effort, changing the electoral college delegate procedures in enough states to reach the 270 combined electoral votes needed to become president could be difficult, Reed Hundt, chairman and co-founder of Making Every Vote Count, told The Washington Post last month. The remaining states where the initiative may pass are smaller and left-leaning, he said.
Because many states are dominated either by the Democratic or Republican party, the winner of a presidential election is a foregone conclusion in those states. Also because electoral votes are reflective of the representation within the U.S. House and Senate, some states have very large electoral college contingencies, while others are much smaller. As a result, a handful of “battleground” states are where candidates often focus their attention.
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