Setting the record straight

12:00am on Nov 27, 2011

My thanks to both Craig Liebler and Rick Barrett for writing letters to the editor informing us that the Washington Legislature has already passed the Presidential National Popular Vote.

How did the Legislature sneak that one by with so little media attention, or was I sleeping? No matter, the question now is what is our path forward? To reverse this law is probably not realistic, but perhaps we (the voters) could revise it. I suggest we start an initiative to adopt the Congressional District Method like Maine and Nebraska. It is also a form of popular vote.

The candidate carrying the congressional district gets the electoral vote for that district, and whoever carries the state gets the extra two votes. This way, Washington electoral votes reflect Washington voters rather than the "me-too" vote of the National Popular Vote that assigns all of our electoral votes to the candidate receiving the highest popular vote.

CHRIS WOLLAM, Richland

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