Illinois General Assembly passes bill to popularly elect the president
By ALAN J. ORTBALS
The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill that, if signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich and passed in a similar measure by
enough other states, will revoke the "winner-take-all" Electoral College system of electing American Presidents and replace
it with the National Popular Vote.
And, since Blagojevich co-sponsored a Constitutional amendment to abolish the
Electoral College when in Congress, supporters expect him to sign it.
The legislation, HB 1685,
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