--- Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I now understand the US EC voting better > now, except this one > thing - I thought it was already done as Byron has > suggested - that each > electoral district represented one vote in the EC, > and the party with > the most votes in that district scored that vote. > From reading the preceding emails, it seems the > state's total popular > is everything, but then I can't see how > re-districting has any effect. > It's not like the line between OH and PA suddenly > got moved. How does > redistricting change the result at the EC?
State populations change as well, so the number of votes that different states get will change. If Bush wins the same states in this election that he won in 2000, he will win (I think) 8 more votes. > > Oh, and as a curiousity - does the EC actually meet > - do representatives > from each state actually gather in a room in DC and > put ballot papers in > a box? > > Cheers > Russell C. Yes, actually. It's done in the Capitol and is overseen by the Vice President. It can be quite amusing - in 1988 Vice President Bush oversaw his own election by the EC and, in one case, had to prompt a delegate who cast his state's votes but forgot to say who that he cast them _for_. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
