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smp16
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Jan '12
smp16

Really enjoying the live podcast!

Busy System Admin
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Feb '10
Busy System Admin

Glad you enjoy it!  Sounds like we may do more of them in the future.

Richard Nevins
Joined
Mar '12
Richard Nevins

where is the pod cast?

Luke Mullen
Joined
Jan '12
Luke Mullen

What truth is there to the idea that Romney could win the popular vote, loose the electoral college on election night, yet win the electoral college a week later due to various National Popular Vote laws passed in various states, like California (55 electoral votes). I ran across this tidbit on another blog describing California passing such a National Popular Vote law http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/08/08/californias-popular-vote-bill-signed-into-law/

Luke Mullen
Joined
Jan '12
Luke Mullen

Never mind. Move along now. Nothing to see here.
Looking at California AB459
This bill would ratify a specified interstate compact that requires the chief election official of each signatory state to appoint the slate of presidential electors that was nominated in association with the presidential ticket that received the largest national popular vote total.
This compact would only become effective if states cumulatively
possessing a majority of the total electoral votes have ratified the compact.
Although this is not the text from the CAdotGOV website; it appears the California law will not take effect until a majority of other states pass similar laws.


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