Maine lawmaker warns Nebraska not to monkey with its electoral votes [View all]
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If Nebraska Republicans revise their states method of awarding presidential electors to help Donald Trump in November, Maine might match the change to boost President Joe Bidens reelection prospects.
Nebraskas governor, Jim Pillen, has said hes open to calling a special legislative session to push through the change, but only if hes sure it will pass. It isnt clear whether the idea has enough support.
But Democrats are concerned.
If Nebraskas Republican Governor and Republican-controlled Legislature were to change their electoral system this late in the cycle in order to unfairly award Donald Trump an additional electoral vote, I think the Maine Legislature would be compelled to act in order to restore fairness to our countrys electoral system, state House Majority Leader Maureen Terry, a Gorham Democrat, said in a prepared statement Friday.
Both states award two electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the statewide tally and then allocate one for each congressional district, awarded to the contender who wins that district.
In practical terms, Maine typically votes for the Democratic presidential hopeful while Nebraska votes for the GOPs nominee. But each state has one congressional district that the majority cant count on.