Bill > A09350

This bill proposes to change how New York casts its electoral votes for President and Vice President by adopting the "congressional district method." Currently, all of a state's electoral votes are typically awarded to the candidate who wins the statewide popular vote. However, this bill would divide New York's electoral votes, with one elector being chosen from each of the state's congressional districts based on the popular vote within that district, and the remaining two electors being chosen statewide "at large" based on the overall statewide popular vote. This means that a presidential candidate could win some electoral votes from individual districts while losing the statewide popular vote, and vice versa, altering the traditional winner-take-all approach for presidential elections in New York.