Choice Voting Blog

Senator Dianne Feinstein announced last week that she will propose a constitutional amendment in January to abolish the electoral college so that Presidential elections will be by direct vote of the people. For coverage, check out this San Francisco Examiner article, this San Francisco Chronicle article, and this Sacramento Bee article.

Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. introduced such a resolution (HJR 119) in October, which in addition would require that the President be elected by a majority vote (more than 50%). A majority can be achieved through a runoff or instant runoff system.

CA State Assemblymembers Harman and Benoit have introduced a state bill (AB 2) that would elect Presidential electors by congressional district. The result would be a rough proportional outcome, though it would depend heavily on district boundaries.

See What You Can Do at left to see how you can support HJR 119.