30, October 2020 “Winner take
all” undemocratic
It’s time to end the “stone
age” electoral system. Ratification is likely to be difficult put perhaps our
lawmakers could craft a national referendum modelled on BREXIT.
In the near term, a simple
tweak of the existing system would produce a system more closely aligned with
the wishes of future voters. A simple amendment would require each state to
divide its electoral vote proportionately between the two leading candidates.
For example, if a state has 10 electoral votes, the two leading candidates
would be assigned a percentage based on the votes they have garnered. In this
simple example, if 60% of voters cast their ballots for candidate A and 40%
voted for candidate B, A would receive 6 electoral votes NOT 10 under the
current skewed system. A “winner take all” is undemocratic and should be tossed
in the dustbin of history.
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