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U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., says that under current election procedure, there's "no way" he could win statewide office in Mississippi. Several African-Americans are now challenging those procedures.
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Black Voters Sue Over Mississippi's Jim Crow-Era Election Law

Sep 24, 2019
Four African Americans are suing over a Jim Crow-era election rule that requires statewide officeholders to win a majority of the popular vote and at least 62 of 122 Mississippi state house districts.
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Court: Electoral College Members Not Bound By Popular Vote

Aug 22, 2019
DENVER (AP) — A U.S. appeals court in Denver said Electoral College members can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice and aren't bound by the popular vote in their states.
 
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Nevada Governor Vetoes National Popular Vote Compact

May 30, 2019
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada will not join other U.S. states that have pledged their Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote.
 
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Protesters demonstrate against then President-elect Donald Trump outside the State Capitol building in Carson City, Nev., in December 2016 while Nevada's six Democratic presidential electors inside cast their official Electoral College ballots for Hillar
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Nevada Poised To Become 15th State To Ditch Electoral College

May 22, 2019
The state Senate voted along party lines to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would give the state's six electoral votes to the winner of the presidential popular vote.
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Nevada Moves To Join 11 Other States In Popular Vote Effort

Mar 22, 2017

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A national effort to elect United States presidents by popular vote is finding support in the Democrat-controlled Nevada Legislature.

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Christmas is coming, but Donald Trump still has a lot to say about November's election.
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More Than A Month Since Election Day, Trump, Clinton Teams Can't Let It Go

Dec 21, 2016
Donald Trump won. Hillary Clinton lost. But 2016 is the election that no one — not even Trump himself — can get over.
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Plenty of Trump opponents are begging electors to vote against Trump. But it's hard to see that effort being very successful.
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MAILBAG: Could 'Faithless Electors' Keep Donald Trump Out Of The White House?

Dec 15, 2016
A reader asks about the argument that electors should deliver the presidency to Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote. They could, but they won't.
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