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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cisco who wrote (75)	10/25/2000 12:41:28 AM
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Maine and Nebraska Could Split Electoral Votes: Nebraska and Maine are the only two states with laws allowing their electoral votes to go to more than one candidate. This year, Democrats say Al Gore could win one Nebraska electoral vote even if George W. Bush, who leads in polls there, gets the most votes statewide. Most states have operated under a winner-take-all system since the late 1800s, and no state has split its electoral votes between two parties since West Virginia did it in 1916. Nebraska has never done so. How could it happen this time? Two of Nebraska's five electoral votes are awarded based on the winner of the statewide election. The other three go to the highest vote-getter in each of the state's three congressional districts. Maine also awards two electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide, and one to the winner of each of its two congressional districts - meaning the loser still could take away an electoral vote. Polls don't show much difference between Maine's two districts; the race is tight in both. dailynews.yahoo.com