Newsflash! Candidate wins office without receiving a majority of the votes!
How can this happen in a democracy, where equality, including the concept of “one person, one vote” is fundamental to our creed?
The League of Women Voters of Umpqua Valley will hold an event on …
Tuesday, April 18 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Douglas County Library, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd. in Roseburg.
The program will feature Umpqua Community College history professor Charles Young speaking about the Electoral College.
- What is the history of the Electoral College?
- What are its pros and cons?
- What is the National Popular Vote Compact?
Come and learn about this important subject. There will be time for questions and answers.
The meeting is free and open to the public. For information call: [541]-[672]-[1914].