Theelectoral collegehas existed since the foundation of this country, but it hasn’t worked the same exact way the entire time. In fact, it doesn’t even work the same exact way from state to state right now. Maine and Nebraska split electoral votes. Both have opted to move away from t...
This creates multiple popular vote contests in these states, which could lead to a split electoral vote. Maine enacted this rule in advance of the 1972 presidential election, while Nebraska enacted it starting with the 1992 election. The first split happened in the 2008 election. That year, ...
As for possible national implications,I notedwhen the case was argued that, like Maine, Nebraska doesn’t use a winner-take-all system for itsElectoral College votes: After the ruling, Evnensaid he’sordering election officials to comply with the decision and that the ...
NY Times / Siena College 9/28/2020 420 LV ±5.3% 48% 41% 11% Global Strategy Group 9/19/2020 400 LV ±4.9% 51% 45% 4% 3rd Congressional District^ No Polls Available ^ Nebraska has a split electoral vote allocation, awarding two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to th...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — For decades Republicans in GOP-dominated Nebraska have tried and failed to upend the state’s unusual method of splitting its presidential electoral votes by congressional district. Now, with yet another winner-take-all bill like...