Maine House advances bill to scrap the Electoral College - Spectrum News
WEBApr 3, 2024 · The Maine House voted by the slimmest of margins Tuesday to join a compact that would replace the Electoral College with the national popular vote. The House voted 73-72 to enact LD 1578 “An Act to Adopt an Interstate Compact to Elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote.”
Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College ...
WEB13 hours ago · Sept. 19, 2024, 5:15 PM PDT. By Alex Seitz-Wald and Ben Kamisar. LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — As Republicans in Nebraska consider changing state law to give Donald Trump an extra Electoral College vote ...
State law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding ... - ABC News
WEBApr 21, 2024 · Earlier this week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills allowed a bill to become law without her signature that would take effect once the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is able to gather pledges for at least 270 electoral votes -- the number of delegate votes needed to elect a president.
House backs bill to pledge Maine’s electoral votes to national …
WEBMar 5, 2024 · Rep. David Boyer, R-Poland, said the Electoral College gives Maine voters twice the impact as the popular vote, since Maine only has 0.4% of the nation’s population, but controls 0.75% of...
Maine inches one step closer to leaving Electoral College - WGME
WEBApr 2, 2024 · A bill to ditch the Electoral College passed the House Tuesday by just one vote, 73-72. The bill goes back to the Senate, which gave it broad support last month. Also read: Turmoil continues at...
Bill joining Maine in popular vote compact narrowly clears House
WEBApr 2, 2024 · A bill that would have Maine pledge its Electoral College votes based on the national popular vote for president cleared the state House of Representatives on Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, 73-72. The proposal is now one step closer to reaching Gov. Janet Mills, who has yet to say if she supports it.
Maine close to adopting popular vote for presidential elections ...
WEBApr 4, 2024 · If the bill becomes law and the compact takes effect, Maine would give its electoral college votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote.
Maine Senate passes proposal to use popular vote, not Electoral College
WEBMar 13, 2024 · TOPICS: Maine Popular vote Electoral College Senate Bill Presidency States Votes. Electing presidents using the popular vote and not the Electoral College is the goal of a proposal that...
Gov. Mills to allow national popular vote legislation to become law …
WEBApr 15, 2024 · The law pledges Maine’s four electoral college votes for President towards the national popular vote, but only if the compact gains support from enough states. Including Maine’s votes, the...
Maine Democrats threaten to switch to winner-take-all ... - ABC News
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Democratic leaders in Maine are threatening to eliminate the state's split-vote system for allocating Electoral College delegates if Nebraska Republicans move forward with their plan to do the same.