On February 13, the New Hampshire Senate Election Law Committee defeated SB 11. It would have let each U.S. House district choose its own presidential elector, in a manner similar to Nebraska and Maine.
On February 13, the New Hampshire Senate Election Law Committee defeated SB 11. It would have let each U.S. House district choose its own presidential elector, in a manner similar to Nebraska and Maine.
Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in the electoral college in 2024 by 312 to 226. If every State had laws like Nebraska and Maine in place Trump would have beat Harris by 275 to 263. The late Senator Karl Mundt of South Dakota favored this method back in the 1960s. Amusingly, if the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) were in effect in the 2024 election the vote would have been Trump 517 to only 18 for Harris. Harris would have only received 1 vote from Nebraska, 4 from New Hampshire, and 13 from Virginia (because none of these 3 States have ratified NPVIC). Of course, the major problem with the NPVIC is the differing laws in the States for voter registration, early voting, voting times, absentee voting, voter ID, drop boxes, mail-in voting, and verification requirements and methods, etc. Without uniform requirements among the States there would be equal protection problems.