Hawaii Filipino Chronicle Supplement - October 20, 2018

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www.thefilipinochronicle.com

OCTOBER 20, 2018

States Can Adopt a Popular Vote System and Restore Election Integrity WHAT’S INSIDE Outdated, Unfair: Americans Want A Popular Voting SystemS2 List of Filipino Candidates Running for OfficeS3 Make A Difference-VOTES4 Republicans or Democrats?S5 Be Informed Before Voting on the Constitutional AmendmentS7 November Elections: Let’s Break the Voter’s Apathy, Go Out and Vote!S10

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his November 6 Americans will go to the polls to elect candidates who best mirror their values and priorities for the country. The premise is that every vote counts toward accomplishing this end. But the reality is every vote doesn’t count equally under the current Electoral College system. Even though voters are not electing a president this mid-term election, Americans are already pushing for a new method of electing our president to be implemented that is based on “Popular Vote” – meaning the winning candidate must receive the most votes. States have the constitutional power to adopt two methods: 1) proportionate representation of votes like in Maine and Nebraska that designates electoral votes equal to the percentage of votes a candidate receives; or 2) the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact wherein states agree to give all the electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national “Popular Vote.” Enough states (that total 270 electors) must agree to join the Compact in order for this system to work. Currently 11 states and the District of Columbia (totaling 172 electoral votes) already agreed to the Compact, including Hawaii when it passed the National Popular Vote Bill in 2008. Get the details in this General Election cover story on the movement to bring fairness and integrity to the nation’s voting process through a new popular vote system.


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