Now, imagine if the EC vote count is close and Amendment 36 passes

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Larry J — 9/27/2004 4:03:19 PM (archived)

Suppose the Electoral College count is as close as it was in 2000 (I don't think it will be) and Amendment 36 passes. The court challenges (Article II and ex post facto) could tie up the determination of who will be president for weeks, perhaps even months. In the end, it'd be decided by the Supreme Court. We've been there and it wasn't pretty.

Amendment 36 is a very bad idea for Colorado. If it's such a good idea, why isn't the sponsor trying to get it passed in California?

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Amendment 36 could add a wrinkle to electoral college calculations. - jms - 9/26/2004 3:28:22 PM
- The merits can be discussed, but having a vote on the day of the election to decide how to apply the vote does not seem right. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/27/2004 2:33:59 PM
- Amendment 36 is a very dumb idea - Larry J - 9/27/2004 1:41:24 PM
  - how 36 tries to get around Article II - jms - 9/27/2004 3:36:05 PM
    - Now, imagine if the EC vote count is close and Amendment 36 passes - Larry J - 9/27/2004 4:03:19 PM
- re: I think that it weakens your state's roll in the election. - Scott Evil - 9/27/2004 1:40:17 PM
  - The guy who is sponsoring Amendment 36 is from California - Larry J - 9/27/2004 3:21:15 PM
  - Increasing polarization of the country - E.P. Grondine - 9/27/2004 3:12:11 PM
- Colorado's Amendment 36: ballot details: (.pdf link) - jms - 9/27/2004 1:37:47 AM
  - from the reference desk: Colorado State Constitution - jms - 9/27/2004 4:42:44 PM
  - To be exact, "Amendment 36" is the addition of a new section (# 13) to Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. (n/t) - jms - 9/27/2004 3:18:33 PM
- Since when are there 36 amendments to the USA Constitution? - David F Mayer - 9/26/2004 11:09:36 PM
  - State Ammendment (n/t) - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 11:22:11 PM
    - Thanks. (n/t) - DFM - 9/27/2004 5:19:29 AM
- It's Great. It Would Render An Outdated System Almost Null & Void - Mark Eby - 9/26/2004 9:44:44 PM
- re: Amendment 36 could add a wrinkle to electoral college calculations. - gbaikie - 9/26/2004 4:19:27 PM
  - The retroactive aspect gives me pause, too. (n/t) - jms - 9/26/2004 5:51:46 PM
- Electoral college was instituted to give power to slave states - E.P. Grondine - 9/26/2004 3:56:28 PM
  - This year Colorado is up for grabs, - jms - 9/26/2004 5:55:29 PM
    - The system serves nobody well - Robert - 9/27/2004 12:53:29 AM
    - I don't know the specifics of the propostion, but - E.P. Grondine - 9/26/2004 7:39:08 PM

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