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Drar Scnatorllrrggina:

I utpportthcNationalPogrlarvote bill, wlrich'woutdguaruutse presidcncy

ths to the
candidate urhorsceivesthsmostpopulnrvotrs
- in atl i0*staio;nd I,m aeki*gyouto
sotiouslycouoid€rSrisptoposal.

Ar theformcrchsirmangr*e *tplrigau Republican Party,I anraskingyouto considers

finryi*- kuly rupreeentgtive
and&iitr ptocecsto electtheIhesidartof tlreunited
States .0rr Pngsident.

Currurtly,tbeAlaskaSenatcis considering
SB92.
ft: Popultrvorc doesnot aboliehthcElcctont
coliege" Instea4it uuesrh*
l{dry4
$rrat$'$crubtlng
autlrorrry
b crmngp
howrneEIE!r*l c;irre, ir'ih"il;;;-ffi
s*':rqrt
state-by+tatc "-"' th.
corurtto se prrprrlurvoteof fie p""plEio ull io ,t iC--
Thiswoilld gDara4tes tlrePrcsideocyto thecffidids.ttr
wto rcceivssfhemoctpopular
vutcsin all,50stflcs.

TtrE*ortEor,og, oT: :l|rrrruysr€,rr rrg,nFom tbcwinna.-take-atl nrle (i.e.,awardiug

all ofa *latc'selectomlvotesto themndidate*t o tu"piri"-u* l",stp"g"rar vo&sin
ccchstatn),

Becausc of thewinnsr'take-Ell
rula,a cEndidate osnwin rhepresid.cncy
thc mostpopul*rvotesnationwidafiiis bssoccuncdia 4 ths withoutwirrning
of neriot's56preridenrtinl
Oleotions.A* an*"pqq{e'rjar miss,a ehifiof fswcrrn o gorooovoresin ehiq in
?004wo*rdhavedcfeated presidenrB*;n, *rfii" hi- ;;t"";#
V()t{:s.
Ieadofr,f00,000
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t{AR-?5-2010
THU02:50Pll$enatorCharlieHugginr FAl{N0, 9074BF32SF r, u.)

TnP is n staterightsistus. wp l,bcpcople-inevcry stato-have

flreright to decidehow
md whois elccridprcsident.

TheU'$" constirudougrvesthc stirtessxclusiveaudplcnarycontrol

ovff thernannerof
awardingtheirelectorfllvotp$.Ttrewinncr-take-all
rule is ngt in thecqnsl.itr$isn.'If was
rot thcFoundgr'sdroicr andwnsuscdby only htwctaresi* th.l!1i6'-iffi;*
preddartialelepriurln 1799.

Underfte National
-Foputt Vote,sll thselectorf,lvotesfioru fte enactingsureswouldbe
yry.S to tlreprcsidcntietcflndidfltswhoreceivcsthernostpqpulsrvotesis all s0 srares.
Thebill ryouldtakeoffsctonlywbencnactedby statcspr;#irg
r *"iiitv
vote.t-ftat is"enorrgbelectoraluoter"to
elect'0nal ; i;id."t "i*[JrTrebill
(zT0or frg).
woutdreplanc0tequfi9rdstati-by.$latrsyrtcrn-of"i*"t
awsrdi"g.ui*toial votss,niti, $y$tcrn
guamnteeing thePrcsidsrcyto thc candidate whowinsftehort pofur* "Jr so
states. "or*iT"
Aroffp4ay, 29 LegislaliveChanbersia l9 $tateshevepasecd
flreNnrionaipopularVo&
Bilt' A 2007nationalpo[ showed72vo rapporrnntioniide forg
fpr thc Prstident,A recentpoll ofAlaskanvltut* ln lanu*y *ti"*r poeiiiol"or,
orthis 1rar"fourrdthat?gyo
ofyr,ur citizcnssrrppotred
rrrcNationarpopularvor* coo*{rt,'
.
TheNationatPopularV*e
slestoralvotesnecessaryto liif baspacsedr1_statns havingplnrorta qrrar{cr(z|J?"}ofths
bfug ftis intocffcct, Thossiraus incfuOo l{awaii, nlin;;:t
l4srylaad,NswJersryandt{fu hingtor

rhispruposatwould.Suarentecdratovoyvole
fial&rs, ev€ryrtateis relevant,everytowtr
andcomnunitywonHhavethc samcvaiueto eachcandidati
f,orhesidenii-'**y
prcoidentialelcstion.

Morc impaT hnlfv, m* bill wouldinsrm rhateveryAlashanvore

is relev'ntard tbatAilFry s.d issucsinputaut tri Al'slq stay mgscrr,ihntovcryefilbrr
Cmdidatcswouldbatrlsfor evee'yvotldeUrmt in thr forefront.

Dwing flre?008Frrsidentklcnrnpaign" JohnMcCaindsr;rmined$at MichiEnn,$t7

Electorrlvoieswereout of rsash.'scouirrn{*Caintsnrrannounced
to thewprldthat "
canp*ignasriviriegy1+9 Miohig;an,
sore$ourcos
"T Pcnirylvania could be targeredt" tb-
stetesofohio,"Tf
b.aulqgr.ousd Florida CandidstB McCain
absndonsd conserrativcs "iJnii-**.ro l"io-#*ffuj;.
in Michiasnandmute it diffsulr
artd*re MichiganLegirlenrc.With Nadon{ Fopularvote, thc irilr*r*
rucf.aincampaignwould
}a.1?,H1.to:3"^rjylrrrrorioanvoreinMichisen,isil
6 ;il Elwrion
Day,
K'pubhcs's-{lp anddown ourticket-wputd liave #"rnica from Narjs*l ioputar
Votc m 2008,jurt asthny would inZALZ.

'6rsa congGrvativesd a Repubticarr,thereare sweral

ottretpqtitieal sqpectsthat I ilrink
are irnport*nt to colrsider.
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i bslisve!\fr art a 'ccrrter-rigbt'nation,AnationalvotsBlstom

wouldgive o.orc€rrtrr-
right co+lition.agrwtut ln electingthepnceidenr;Rirhertlan havingto canpaignin
s&iltcs -voice
-"batthground' only,Everry onegf our coslition'smembe*wolrldmattcr.
Natioawidchfinou(tega*dt*tsbftheirnpaotonindividualJates,
vtryuldmattnr-our
voicesandilsuesmoveandaffestvoMs nationallyald
eardidlteswouldhaveto take
tlremfnto gfeatcrcousideration

Y"tjry uyny trory.tle currEntsyst€'mnlsoirc$s rsdu$$rtreincentiveandvdue of vorer

[aud' Tgdayrsm*ll chaugrs in a-pnrticul*stff. *uru r,uneu"rcr*insrivecffocrson the
Ele,ctoral
Collegevote.By youi*r u*ov tortno -diJt:ilt* Fysrem, we diminishrbe
gffqp"eiry0r'sachfre',iaa ptuii*iog u-;r"'i g,'"lr; a;ib;
rolearryono
votes.We iusurcflratthewill offlrc peopt"i, noord

Iri TheFpdc,ralist
PapaoNo. 6g,Alexander.Iltniltry, i1 argnitgfor
thatrcflsctcda *nationalp-e,tstrrcctive, 4y1ElestorslCollegq
naidl"TslBnhf; Io;;ftigug andrhs littlc Brt$of
populuriV'mayalones'uffice-to elevatea &ilr t<rttrenrsiiro* i* a uinglegtatn;but it
will wguireothcrtalentt,anda diftbrentkinrt ofmeril
to estalusrrhirfl in flreests€mend
mnfidendcollthcwholr uuion,or of socooriacr*i*;p#;;
of il sswourclbe
necsssaD/ to makehim a succss$ful candidacforthe ailtiruuietnd offi.ceof prresidgqt
thcUnit€dStates.'n of

Today'consErvativc^s in mmrystuteehavelittle voicc.pffisideutistcarnpeigns

thoiro'ffortsin the 12-IE'uurireground'stalpg, ooncerrhnte
dqperrdios orrthsyes.r.underaNationpl
PapularVotru'con$ervative nurfut in c*iro,rniu,Ncw ylrtr anasmuuststcsliks
vennontwouldrnatte.l'Thiswouldprwioc for; gril
lniend* ro or€rfiizeour ,nnhrral,
ard oftsntimes*sihflt' rnajorityin fVgnV,ht;.--"-..

obvlourly, thc ieft hesa eimil4rscenariomd persprativesbout

thcnttional elest6.ra1".
Theybelievetrratthcyhavea bsttrr ory*i"otfo"riuoo*,
a-uiouocrappealaud,
would/*houldbc fte rnajo*ygatyanimovenrerit
ln Amerisn,I arucontidcntdrarthe
consenr{fivceffsToss this countryuc undcr-rapresenFd
a$drmderflunriA *i*cti*un*
electisn.

Thsbottomtinc is thatfrc NationalPopularvots bill

theuandidare wouldguf,nrntes theprceidcrrcyro
wtrorecsivestre rnostpopularr,otesin all f0 rtirer, I believs
dght andfhir. thatis both

Foruorp irrfongtion goto:

hm;e@
Orc-nail me at;

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. ilftK:zb-zululilu t)/..b1il'rSenatorL,harrie ftsggins fflt( ftu. YU/ qsb Jcbc y, ub

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Thfl{ft you for yourfimc andconsideration,

Kery thefaitbr
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Cfrairmanof theTeclruoloi;yComnritteo
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