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Why can't states split their electoral votes?
They can if their legislature votes to split their votes. Maine and Nebraska currently allow their vote to be split.
How many votes does each state have to determine nominee for president?
Voted are awarded by population. Some state votes winner-take-all and other states split the votes.
What states split their electoral votes between McKinley and Bryan?
In the 1896 presidential election California electors split their vote giving 8 electoral votes to McKinley and 1 to Bryan. Kentucky electors split their vote giving 12 electoral votes to McKinley and 1 to Bryan.
How many states split their electoral votes in 1824?
In the 1824 presidential election Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, and New York split their electoral votes among Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, and Henry Clay. All of the other states cast their electoral votes to only one candidate. The split votes were Delaware (Adams 1; Crawford 2), Illinois (Jackson 2; Adams 1), Louisiana (Jackson 3; Adams 2), Maryland (Jackson 7; Adams 3; Crawford 1), and New York (Jackson 1; Adams 26; Crawford 5; Clay 4).
Did Ralph Nader win any electoral votes in 2008 election?
Ralph Nader took 695,084 votes, but did not win any states.
Is California a winner take all electoral vote state?
Yes, in most states. Maine and Nebraska split their votes by congressional district.
Does New Hampshire split its electoral votes?
No
According to Article 13 of the Articles of Confederation what percentage of votes by the states was required to ratify any amendments?
13% of the votes
Who won the election votes of all the free states?
i think its Abraham Lincon Correct if im wrong
What makes up a states electoral votes?
Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) +3 (for DC).
What methods do Nebraska and Maine use in awarding electoral votes?
Those two States are not Winner Take All Statesand their Electoral Votes may be split between voting districts as was the case for Nebraska in the 2008 Presidential Election.
What allows States to split their electoral votes to mirror the popular vote within the particular State?
The U.S. Constitution states that a state may appoint its electors "... in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct..." They just have to want to. The problem is that the majority party does not want to give up the extra votes, and the minority party does not have enough votes in the state legislature to change the rules.
