Some Americans are surely growing tired of having our votes for President and Vice President be granted to somebody else because they are submerged by a slim majority. It is absurd that if one candidate gets even one single extra vote, in a state with millions of citizens, that the state's entire Electoral College vote is cast for that candidate, making it (falsely) appear as though the entire state voted for that candidate. In fact, this situation has resulted in four American elections won by Presidents who actually garnered a minority of the American votes. That is to say that these guys lost the popular vote and yet became President anyway. The Constitution of the United States describes the manner in which the Electoral College must be apportioned and the way that it must submit votes, but the actual vote cast by individual Electors is determined by the laws of the individual States. It seems to me that it is time to take control of our votes one state at a time. The Constitution leaves this power to the States and to the People. Maine and Nebraska are currently the only two states where the Electors representing Congressional districts grant their Electoral votes to the candidate who won the individual district. The two Electors representing a state's Senate allotment are still awarded by statewide majority, but the individual Congressional district Electors go to the candidate who won that district. Thus, if your district voted for Candidate Jack, and the other districts of your state voted for Candidate Jill, one (1) Electoral vote would go to Candidate Jack and the remaining to Candidate Jill. This would hold Presidents more accountable to the American people by making it so that NO district was unimportant. Every district could potentially be the One that cast the deciding vote. This is something we can accomplish, one state at a time, by lobbying for state laws that more fairly represent our votes for President and Vice President. Let each Elector's vote be cast by his Representative district and not by his state. Make each district important to the Presidential election. Make the President one step closer to The People. A little refresher as to how the Electoral College works is posted on CNN right now. Colorado voters take up the issue this Election Day when they vote whether to adopt the By-District system or to stay with the One Party State system. If the By-District system wins, then the 9 electoral votes at stake would be assigned according to district immediately during the 2004 Presidential Election. If you know folks in Colorado, please encourage them to vote for the By-District system this November. Copyright © Conrad Hubbard