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| 6. CA: Popular Vote Gets Thumbs Up in Calif. |
 Popular Vote Gets Thumbs Up in Calif. By ROBIN HINDERY The Associated Press Thursday, August 31, 2006; 9:36 AM SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Legislature passed a bill that would give California's 55 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, rather than the candidate who captured the state _ but for now, the measure stands a slim chance of becoming reality. That's because it could go into effect only if states with a combined total of 270 electoral votes _ the number now required to win the presidency _ agree to the same process. Similar legislation is pending in Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana and Missouri _ which have a combined 50 electoral votes. With California's 55, the legislation would still be less than halfway there. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/31/AR2006083100618.html |
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