One day after WA Gov. Christine Gregoire signed the National Popular Vote compact- joining Washington with Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey in officially calling for an end to the Electoral College- a man named David Anderson has filed for a referendum to repeal the new law.Anderson would need to garner over 120,000 signatures for his referendum to qualify for the ballot in July. (Seattle Times) View the referendum.
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77% OF WASHINGTON VOTERS SUPPORT A NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN DECEMBER 2008 POLL
A survey of 800 Washington state voters conducted on December 2-3, 2008 showed 77% overall support for a national popular vote for President.
Support was 77% among independents, 85% among Democrats, and 68% among Republicans.
By age, support was 80% among 18-29 year olds, 76% among 30-45 year olds, 76% among 46-65 year olds, and 78% for those older than 65.
By gender, support was 84% among women and 69% among men.
By race, support was 78% among whites (representing 87% of respondents), 57% among African-Americans (representing 4% of respondents), 60% among Hispanics (representing 1% of respondents), and 78% among Others (representing 7% of respondents).
see www.NationalPopularVote.com
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