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- Maine is joining an interstate compact to delegate its statesmanlike electors to nan victor of nan nationalist celebrated vote.
- 16 states and Washington, D.C. person already joined nan projected pact.
- "The personification who wins nan astir votes should go nan president," Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said. "To do different seemingly runs antagonistic to nan antiauthoritarian foundations of our country."
Maine will go nan latest to subordinate a multistate effort to elect nan president by celebrated ballot pinch nan Democratic governor's announcement Monday that she's letting nan connection go rule without her signature.
Under nan projected compact, each authorities would allocate each its electoral votes to whoever wins nan nationalist celebrated ballot for president, sloppy of really individual states voted successful an election.
Gov. Janet Mills said she understands that location are different facets to nan debate. Opponents constituent retired that nan domiciled of mini states like Maine could beryllium diminished if nan electoral assemblage ends, while proponents constituent retired that 2 of nan past 4 presidents person been elected done nan electoral assemblage strategy contempt losing nan nationalist celebrated vote.
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Without a classed voting system, Mills said she believes "the personification who wins nan astir votes should go nan president. To do different seemingly runs antagonistic to nan antiauthoritarian foundations of our country."
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of nan State address, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, astatine nan State House successful Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
"Still, recognizing that location is merit to some sides of nan argument, and recognizing that this measurement has been nan taxable of nationalist chat respective times earlier successful Maine, I would for illustration this important nationwide statement to proceed and truthful I will let this measure to go rule without my signature," nan politician said successful a statement.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is connected clasp for now — and won’t play a domiciled successful nan upcoming November election.
The compact would return effect only if supporters unafraid pledges of states pinch astatine slightest 270 electoral votes. Sixteen states and Washington, D.C. person joined nan compact and Maine’s summation would bring nan full to 209, nan politician said. Other hurdles see questions of whether legislature support is basal to instrumentality nan compact.
In Maine, 1 of only 2 states to divided their electoral votes nether nan existent system, nan statement successful nan m fell on partisan lines pinch Republican agreed successful opposition.
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Maine awards 2 of its 4 electoral votes to nan statewide statesmanlike victor on pinch 1 apiece for nan victor of each legislature district. In 2016, nan authorities divided its electoral votes for nan first clip erstwhile Republican Donald Trump won a azygous electoral ballot successful nan northern, blimpish 2nd Congressional District. Trump collected an electoral ballot again successful his grounded statesmanlike bid successful 2020.
