State wraps up '08 election with Electoral College vote
Win by Obama is first by Democratic candidate since '76
RALEIGH (By James Romoser, Winston-Salem Journal) - There were no polling booths, no electronic ballots, no campaign signs outside. And everyone knew the outcome in advance.
But yesterday, over the course of a 90-minute ceremony, North Carolina formally cast its votes for president.
After nominating speeches and other pageantry, the state's 15 members of the Electoral College each wrote in, by hand, the name "Barack Obama" on cream-colored paper ballots.
"The electoral votes have been taken for president of the United States," the group's teller declared. "And Sen. Barack Obama has received 15 votes for president of the United States."
RALEIGH (By James Romoser, Winston-Salem Journal) - There were no polling booths, no electronic ballots, no campaign signs outside. And everyone knew the outcome in advance.
But yesterday, over the course of a 90-minute ceremony, North Carolina formally cast its votes for president.
After nominating speeches and other pageantry, the state's 15 members of the Electoral College each wrote in, by hand, the name "Barack Obama" on cream-colored paper ballots.
"The electoral votes have been taken for president of the United States," the group's teller declared. "And Sen. Barack Obama has received 15 votes for president of the United States."
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The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).
Every vote would be politically relevant and equal in presidential elections.
The bill would take effect only when enacted, in identical form, by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes—that is, enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538). When the bill comes into effect, all the electoral votes from those states would be awarded to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).
The bill is currently endorsed by 1,246 state legislators — 460 sponsors (in 47 states) and an additional 786 legislators who have cast recorded votes in favor of the bill.
The National Popular Vote bill has passed 22 state legislative chambers, including one house in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, and Washington, and both houses in California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The bill has been enacted by Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, and Maryland. These four states possess 50 electoral votes — 19% of the 270 necessary to bring the law into effect.
See http://www.NationalPopularVote.com
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