Denver Elections Division workers accept drop-off ballots at the Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation Center in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood on Primary Election Day, June 30, 2020. (Eric Lubbers, The Colorado Sun)
Proposition 113 explained: Colorado voters could push the U.S. closer to a national popular vote system
In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the national popular vote interstate compact
PUBLISHED ON SEP 30, 2020 1:37AM MDT
The Colorado Sun | evan@coloradosun.com
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, but he lost the national popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million votes.
The split verdict — the fifth time in U.S. history — brought new attention in Colorado and elsewhere to efforts aimed at modifying or replacing the Electoral College, America’s system to elect presidents.
In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to affirm or repeal the legislature’s 2019 decision to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact with Proposition 113. Right now, the state awards its nine electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes in Colorado. If the law survives, enough states join the national compact and it overcomes any court challenges, Colorado could potentially hand over its nine electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes nationwide — the national popular vote. The intent of the law is to circumvent the Electoral College system of choosing presidents by state in order to ensure the candidate who wins the most support nationally also wins the election.
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