OPINION: 'The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia,' writes Tucsonan Peter Bourque.
The November midterm elections in Arizona have focused our attention on statewide election integrity. But the urgent and important issue for all American voters is the presidential election held every four years. What is needed is a national popular vote where every vote is counted equally, regardless of which state a voter resides in.
People are also reading… In addition, because of these state winner-take-all statutes, presidential candidates have no incentive to pay attention to the issues of concern to voters in states where the statewide outcome is a foregone conclusion. It is a myth that eliminating the Electoral College will result in rural voters being overwhelmed by big-city voters. The truth is that the 100 biggest U.S. cities contain approximately 19% of the population; in 2004 they voted 63% Democratic. Similarly, 19% of the population live in rural areas and they voted 60% Republican. So, the rural population, though more widespread, is equally as influential as the urban areas.
The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It already has been enacted into law by 15 states and D.C., with 195 electoral votes. Arizona is not one of them. The bill needs an additional 75 electoral votes to go into effect nationally.
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