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Wisconsin Republican Proposes Changing State's Electoral College Law
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| Contributor | Ashley |
| Last Edited | Ashley Oct 13, 2011 05:44am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | John Celock |
| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Wisconsin Republican lawmaker is proposing that the state switch its distribution of electoral votes to district-based awards.
State Rep. Dan LeMathieu (R-Sheboygan County) emailed legislators Wednesday morning asking for support for a bill he filed to switch the state from winner-take-all electoral votes to distribution based on presidential candidates winning congressional districts, with only two electoral votes going to the statewide winner. The move follows the introduction of a similar proposal in Pennsylvania.
“This method would better protect the votes in each congressional district,” LeMathieu wrote. “If I live in a congressional district that votes for a candidate that loses the statewide vote this method would allow my district to cast a vote for the candidate the majority of the voters in that district supported. This method would also decrease the incentive for fraud because you would only be affecting the outcome of one congressional district and the two at large votes, instead of all ten votes.” |
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