Maine Took the US One Giant Step Toward More Democratic Elections - eviltoast
  • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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    7 months ago

    Yup, sadly it’ll never gain enough momentum where it needs to. It’s like the ERA all over again

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      7 months ago

      It’s literally pending in enough states to be enacted nationwide. If only 270 EC Votes get pledged to the popular winner then the popular winner gets the presidency every time. As long as it doesn’t die in a committee then it could be up and running before the 2028 election cycle.

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          7 months ago

          It’s officially the law for 205 votes, it is pending vote in states adding up to 101, for a total of 306. And mind you, 5 states joined in the 2 year period before the 2020 election.

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            7 months ago

            Do you realize how many bills are pending votes lol? Marijuana legalization is pending votes all across the USA, doesn’t mean I can light up in the Deep South anytime soon