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October 14, 2004

Is Colorado The Next Florida?

CBS) By David Paul Kuhn,
CBSNews.com Chief Political Writer
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Who wins the White House may depend on an upcoming ballot initiative in Colorado. If passed, the Nov. 2 measure would split the state’s electoral votes instead of awarding them on a winner-take-all basis, which could swing the election to Democratic candidate John Kerry.

If the initiative had been in place in 2000, Al Gore would be president today. If it passes on Election Day 2004, it takes effect immediately. And in a presidential race expected to be another photo finish, as Colorado goes, so could the nation.

Maine and Nebraska partially divide their electoral votes based on state totals and winners in congressional districts. But Colorado would split all its electoral votes, based solely on the popular vote.

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