Building in incentives for national voter fraud
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Re “Bill to Bolster Election Clout Gains,” May 31
Under the current Electoral College system, voter fraud and corruption are limited to a particular state. No matter how many dead people vote in Chicago, the effect on the national election doesn’t go beyond Illinois’ electoral votes. If California awards its votes based on the popular vote in the entire country, the incentive for voter fraud across the nation would become huge. When Louisiana casts millions more votes than it has registered voters, are we really going to reward that behavior with California’s electoral votes?
GARY OSHEROFF
Pasadena
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