Former Congressmen Push Election Changes

"A coalition of former congressmen is launching a campaign to change how Americans select their president by reforming the Electoral College system, saying campaigns for the White House should be reliant on the nationwide popular vote rather than simply the outcome in a handful of swing states," the Chicago Tribune reports.

"The bipartisan group plans to announce its proposal Thursday and begin a state-by-state effort to amend the Electoral College so the winner reflects the view of the country instead of an individual state or two with a close vote on Election Day. The plan would seek to eliminate the possibility of a candidate winning the popular vote but losing the election, as happened to former Vice President Al Gore in 2000."

Says former Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN): "The time is long past to not play Electoral College roulette every four years. It is a throwback to 1887."


February 23, 2006


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