Electoral College Reform Act

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Bill Title: Electoral College Reform Act

Section 1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the “Electoral College Reform Act.”

Section 2: Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to abolish the winner-takes-all method of allocating electoral votes in presidential elections, ensuring that the electoral process reflects the will of the American electorate more equitably and aligns with the values enshrined in the Constitution.

Section 3: Findings
The Congress finds that:

  1. The Founding Fathers established the Electoral College as a compromise to protect the interests of the American people and to ensure that electors would make informed decisions, rather than allowing the populace to be misled by demagoguery.
  2. The United States is a constitutional republic, not a pure democracy, and the electoral process should reflect this foundational principle by safeguarding the rights and voices of all citizens.
  3. The winner-takes-all method undermines this intent by potentially disregarding the preferences of a significant portion of the electorate, leading to outcomes that do not fully represent the will of the people.

Section 4: Amendments to the Electoral College Allocation

  1. Proportional Allocation of Electoral Votes:

    • Each state shall allocate its electoral votes in a manner that reflects the percentage of the popular vote received by each presidential candidate within that state.
    • For example, if a candidate receives 60% of the popular vote in a state with 10 electoral votes, that candidate shall receive 6 electoral votes, while a candidate receiving 40% shall receive 4 electoral votes.

  2. State Legislation Requirement:

    • Each state shall enact legislation to implement this proportional allocation of electoral votes. States must submit their plans for allocation to the Secretary of State for approval.

  3. Implementation Timeline:

    • This amendment shall take effect for the next presidential election following the passage of this Act.

Section 5: Protection of Voter Rights

  1. Voter Education:

    • The Federal Election Commission shall implement a nationwide voter education campaign to inform citizens about the new electoral vote allocation process.

  2. Monitoring and Compliance:

    • The Federal Election Commission shall monitor compliance with this Act and impose penalties for states that fail to adhere to the new proportional allocation method.

Section 6: Severability
If any provision of this Act or the application thereof is found to be unconstitutional or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision.

Section 7: Effective Date
This Act shall take effect immediately upon its enactment, with the provisions of Section 4 applicable to the next presidential election.

This version incorporates your request to highlight the intentions of the Founding Fathers and the nature of the United States as a constitutional republic. Feel free to adjust any specific language or sections as needed!

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There is a danger of changing to a split electoral based on popular vote that you eliminate what makes the electoral college work and it simply becomes a cog in the popular vote system.

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If America is going to entertain a change to the constitution for electoral college to be a more popular vote based, while retaining the balance of the states vote we could use the majority popular vote in each county to determine each counties electoral vote, the majority of the counties within a state determining each states electoral vote. And just let each state have one electoral vote. That protects both the popular vote at the local level, equal county and states representation and might actually get the politicians on the road to more voters instead of a half dozen swing states.