Why Maine and Nebraska are feuding over the electoral college
WEB1 day ago · For months, Nebraska and Maine have engaged in a standoff over possible changes to their electoral college votes, but a missed deadline in Maine means Nebraska Republicans can toss an extra electoral vote to Trump without fear of retaliation from Maine Democrats.. Why it matters: Nebraska and Maine are the only two states that don't use a winner-take-all system to award their electoral ...
Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College ...
WEBThe only two states that award Electoral College votes by congressional district, Republican-leaning Nebraska and Democratic-leaning Maine, play unusual roles in presidential politics because ...
Why Maine and Nebraska are feuding over the electoral college
WEBAny legislation passed in Maine takes 90 days to go into effect and Thursday marked 89 days until the electoral college is set to meet on Dec. 17 — meaning the Maine Legislature has already run ...
Maine House advances bill to scrap the Electoral College - Spectrum News
WEBApr 3, 2024 · The Maine House voted by the slimmest of margins Tuesday to join a compact that would replace the Electoral College with the national popular vote. The House voted 73-72 to enact LD 1578 “An Act to Adopt an Interstate Compact to Elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote.”
State law takes US a step closer to popular vote deciding ... - ABC News
WEBApr 21, 2024 · Earlier this week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills allowed a bill to become law without her signature that would take effect once the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is able to gather pledges for at least 270 electoral votes -- the number of delegate votes needed to elect a president.
Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it …
WEBPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine will become the latest to join a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the Democratic governor’s announcement Monday that she’s letting the proposal become law without her signature.
Maine inches one step closer to leaving Electoral College - WGME
WEB3 days ago · A bill to ditch the Electoral College passed the House Tuesday by just one vote, 73-72. The bill goes back to the Senate, which gave it broad support last month.
Bill joining Maine in popular vote compact narrowly clears House
WEBApr 2, 2024 · A bill that would have Maine pledge its Electoral College votes based on the national popular vote for president cleared the state House of Representatives on Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, 73-72.
House backs bill to pledge Maine’s electoral votes to national …
WEBMar 5, 2024 · AUGUSTA — House Democrats gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that would have Maine join a compact with other states pledging their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular...
Maine close to adopting popular vote for presidential elections ...
WEBApr 4, 2024 · Maine is a step closer to adopting popular vote for presidential elections. If the bill becomes law and the compact takes effect, Maine would give its electoral college votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote.