North Carolina Bill for District Selection of Presidential Electors Makes Headway
July 26th, 2007On July 25, the North Carolina House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee passed SB 353. It provides that each U.S. House district in North Carolina would elect its own presidential elector. The bill had passed the Senate on May 24. It is likely to receive a vote in the House on July 26. The bill passed on a party-line vote, with Democrats voting “yes” and Republicans voting “no.” Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.
The only states that currently let each U.S. House district choose its own presidential elector are Nebraska and Maine.
July 26th, 2007 at 7:30 am
Didn’t the North Carolina Senate also pass the National Popular Vote plan? Is that bill also making any progress in the House?
July 26th, 2007 at 11:06 am
If memory serves, the presidential candidate who has won statewide in Maine and Nebraska has also always carried each U. S. House district.